New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1969

Names registered at least 10 times in a year, so the list is shorter in early years. Spellings with and without macrons are counted together (Nikau and Nīkau).

Boy Names

  1. 1 David 1,057 babies 1
  2. 2 Michael 1,051 babies 1
  3. 3 Paul 933 babies 1
  4. 4 Mark 900 babies 1
  5. 5 Andrew 853 babies 2
  6. 6 Jason 721 babies 13
  7. 7 Christopher 660 babies 1
  8. 8 John 655 babies =
  9. 9 Stephen 655 babies 1
  10. 10 Craig 620 babies 3
  11. 11 Peter 561 babies 4
  12. 12 Richard 561 babies 3
  13. 13 Shane 559 babies 1
  14. 14 Robert 537 babies 3
  15. 15 Steven 417 babies 3
  16. 16 Anthony 380 babies 4
  17. 17 James 368 babies 2
  18. 18 Grant 358 babies 1
  19. 19 Wayne 352 babies 5
  20. 20 Dean 339 babies 4
  21. 21 Simon 318 babies 2
  22. 22 Gregory 313 babies 1
  23. 23 Matthew 301 babies 9
  24. 24 Timothy 271 babies 4
  25. 25 Scott 258 babies 11
  26. 26 Tony 252 babies 5
  27. 27 Nigel 246 babies 2
  28. 28 Darren 245 babies 9
  29. 29 William 238 babies 5
  30. 30 Philip 235 babies =
  31. 31 Brent 232 babies 9
  32. 32 Brett 221 babies 5
  33. 33 Ian 213 babies 8
  34. 34 Gary 209 babies 1
  35. 35 Glenn 204 babies 1
  36. 36 Kevin 203 babies 10
  37. 37 Brendon 194 babies 30
  38. 38 Nicholas 192 babies 3
  39. 39 Brian 191 babies 6
  40. 40 Phillip 186 babies 1
  41. 41 Jonathan 180 babies 17
  42. 42 Daniel 178 babies 19
  43. 43 Martin 178 babies 1
  44. 44 Bruce 177 babies 4
  45. 45 Aaron 165 babies 3
  46. 46 Warren 159 babies 7
  47. 47 Karl 154 babies 26
  48. 48 Sean 151 babies 10
  49. 49 Alan 147 babies 7
  50. 50 Geoffrey 145 babies 1
  51. 51 Stuart 143 babies 8
  52. 52 Neil 141 babies 18
  53. 53 Colin 138 babies 4
  54. 54 Adrian 134 babies 12
  55. 55 Carl 134 babies 14
  56. 56 Shaun 132 babies 11
  57. 57 Antony 127 babies 15
  58. 58 Graeme 127 babies 11
  59. 59 Murray 127 babies 9
  60. 60 Glen 126 babies 3
  61. 61 Gavin 124 babies 7
  62. 62 Edward 121 babies 14
  63. 63 Thomas 119 babies 1
  64. 64 Ross 116 babies 18
  65. 65 Trevor 116 babies 6
  66. 66 Brendan 115 babies 18
  67. 67 Graham 115 babies 7
  68. 68 Raymond 115 babies 6
  69. 69 Barry 113 babies 9
  70. 70 Rodney 113 babies 18
  71. 71 Roger 113 babies 4
  72. 72 Joseph 112 babies 7
  73. 73 Allan 110 babies 17
  74. 74 Jeffrey 109 babies 17
  75. 75 Patrick 109 babies 20
  76. 76 Kerry 108 babies 8
  77. 77 George 103 babies 10
  78. 78 Dion 100 babies 19
  79. 79 Hamish 97 babies 4
  80. 80 Malcolm 97 babies 2
  81. 81 Blair 95 babies 7
  82. 82 Justin 95 babies 12
  83. 83 Kenneth 95 babies 3
  84. 84 Douglas 93 babies 5
  85. 85 Darryl 92 babies 6
  86. 86 Jeremy 92 babies 7
  87. 87 Adam 89 babies 2
  88. 88 Lee 88 babies 24
  89. 89 Kelvin 86 babies 11
  90. 90 Todd 85 babies 19
  91. 91 Russell 84 babies 14
  92. 92 Charles 83 babies 19
  93. 93 Lance 80 babies 7
  94. 94 Samuel 69 babies 5
  95. 95 Donald 68 babies 6
  96. 96 Derek 66 babies 15
  97. 97 Nathan 60 babies 11
  98. 98 Alistair 59 babies 11
  99. 99 Bryan 59 babies 9
  100. 100 Ronald 59 babies 2

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Lisa 934 babies =
  2. 2 Michelle 674 babies 1
  3. 3 Karen 515 babies 1
  4. 4 Joanne 455 babies 2
  5. 5 Tania 445 babies 1
  6. 6 Nicola 430 babies 1
  7. 7 Angela 427 babies 1
  8. 8 Deborah 386 babies 1
  9. 9 Tracey 373 babies 1
  10. 10 Kim 359 babies 5
  11. 11 Susan 348 babies =
  12. 12 Donna 334 babies =
  13. 13 Sharon 331 babies =
  14. 14 Fiona 311 babies 7
  15. 15 Julie 309 babies 1
  16. 16 Paula 287 babies 8
  17. 17 Sarah 284 babies 3
  18. 18 Andrea 264 babies 1
  19. 19 Christine 258 babies 4
  20. 20 Jacqueline 256 babies 2
  21. 21 Helen 254 babies 5
  22. 22 Rachel 254 babies 18
  23. 23 Sandra 254 babies 6
  24. 24 Catherine 250 babies 1
  25. 25 Elizabeth 244 babies 2
  26. 26 Jennifer 242 babies 2
  27. 27 Wendy 233 babies 1
  28. 28 Amanda 226 babies 5
  29. 29 Leanne 216 babies 7
  30. 30 Tracy 214 babies =
  31. 31 Janine 211 babies 4
  32. 32 Maria 205 babies 1
  33. 33 Joanna 199 babies 27
  34. 34 Vanessa 198 babies 15
  35. 35 Linda 188 babies 1
  36. 36 Jane 183 babies 7
  37. 37 Robyn 170 babies 5
  38. 38 Katrina 161 babies 14
  39. 39 Kathryn 157 babies 2
  40. 40 Louise 156 babies 4
  41. 41 Megan 154 babies 14
  42. 42 Rebecca 152 babies 27
  43. 43 Carolyn 149 babies 20
  44. 44 Suzanne 144 babies 1
  45. 45 Tina 142 babies 6
  46. 46 Heather 140 babies 8
  47. 47 Maree 136 babies 5
  48. 48 Vicki 136 babies =
  49. 49 Melissa 130 babies 32
  50. 50 Toni 126 babies 11
  51. 51 Victoria 126 babies 32
  52. 52 Mary 124 babies 5
  53. 53 Stephanie 124 babies 9
  54. 54 Alison 121 babies 10
  55. 55 Anna 120 babies 10
  56. 56 Tanya 114 babies 15
  57. 57 Denise 113 babies 11
  58. 58 Justine 110 babies 1
  59. 59 Margaret 109 babies 1
  60. 60 Bronwyn 106 babies 3
  61. 61 Diane 106 babies 10
  62. 62 Patricia 106 babies 24
  63. 63 Debra 105 babies 3
  64. 64 Raewyn 104 babies 11
  65. 65 Brenda 103 babies 15
  66. 66 Melanie 102 babies 12
  67. 67 Shelley 102 babies 2
  68. 68 Katherine 101 babies =
  69. 69 Teresa 98 babies 7
  70. 70 Anne 97 babies 14
  71. 71 Natalie 93 babies 19
  72. 72 Judith 92 babies 10
  73. 73 Cherie 91 babies 11
  74. 74 Debbie 91 babies 2
  75. 75 Sonya 88 babies 2
  76. 76 Karyn 86 babies 24
  77. 77 Sally 86 babies 3
  78. 78 Kathleen 85 babies 10
  79. 79 Marie 83 babies 6
  80. 80 Rachael 83 babies 25
  81. 81 Carol 82 babies 26
  82. 82 Pamela 79 babies 3
  83. 83 Anita 78 babies 11
  84. 84 Christina 78 babies 11
  85. 85 Caroline 77 babies 15
  86. 86 Lynda 77 babies 13
  87. 87 Pauline 76 babies 16
  88. 88 Annette 75 babies 21
  89. 89 Barbara 75 babies 9
  90. 90 Lynette 74 babies 26
  91. 91 Belinda 73 babies 39
  92. 92 Ann 72 babies =
  93. 93 Michele 71 babies 16
  94. 94 Nicole 71 babies 61
  95. 95 Claire 70 babies 20
  96. 96 Philippa 70 babies 5
  97. 97 Emma 67 babies 16
  98. 98 Kirsten 67 babies 1
  99. 99 Vicky 67 babies 22
  100. 100 Penelope 65 babies 17

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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