New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1970

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 Jason 1,366 babies 5
  2. 2 Michael 958 babies =
  3. 3 David 916 babies 2
  4. 4 Andrew 910 babies 1
  5. 5 Paul 878 babies 2
  6. 6 Mark 776 babies 2
  7. 7 Stephen 648 babies 2
  8. 8 Craig 632 babies 2
  9. 9 Christopher 604 babies 2
  10. 10 Richard 574 babies 2
  11. 11 John 570 babies 3
  12. 12 Peter 507 babies 1
  13. 13 Shane 479 babies =
  14. 14 Robert 454 babies =
  15. 15 James 383 babies 2
  16. 16 Steven 381 babies 1
  17. 17 Matthew 374 babies 6
  18. 18 Simon 363 babies 3
  19. 19 Anthony 357 babies 3
  20. 20 Grant 344 babies 2
  21. 21 Scott 328 babies 4
  22. 22 Wayne 323 babies 3
  23. 23 Dean 311 babies 3
  24. 24 Aaron 268 babies 21
  25. 25 Tony 259 babies 1
  26. 26 Gregory 250 babies 4
  27. 27 Nicholas 235 babies 11
  28. 28 Nigel 233 babies 1
  29. 29 Philip 226 babies 1
  30. 30 Brent 224 babies 1
  31. 31 Timothy 223 babies 7
  32. 32 Glenn 221 babies 3
  33. 33 William 216 babies 4
  34. 34 Darren 210 babies 6
  35. 35 Jonathan 208 babies 6
  36. 36 Kevin 206 babies =
  37. 37 Brendon 191 babies =
  38. 38 Phillip 191 babies 2
  39. 39 Ian 182 babies 6
  40. 40 Brett 180 babies 8
  41. 41 Glen 178 babies 19
  42. 42 Stuart 165 babies 9
  43. 43 Martin 164 babies =
  44. 44 Karl 163 babies 3
  45. 45 Daniel 162 babies 3
  46. 46 Brian 161 babies 7
  47. 47 Bruce 154 babies 3
  48. 48 Gary 152 babies 14
  49. 49 Sean 151 babies 1
  50. 50 Geoffrey 143 babies =
  51. 51 Warren 142 babies 5
  52. 52 Alan 140 babies 3
  53. 53 Thomas 140 babies 10
  54. 54 Justin 133 babies 28
  55. 55 Carl 130 babies =
  56. 56 Blair 124 babies 25
  57. 57 Hamish 120 babies 22
  58. 58 Dion 118 babies 20
  59. 59 Graeme 116 babies 1
  60. 60 Ross 113 babies 4
  61. 61 Colin 110 babies 8
  62. 62 Murray 109 babies 3
  63. 63 Antony 108 babies 6
  64. 64 Brendan 107 babies 2
  65. 65 Barry 106 babies 4
  66. 66 Adam 105 babies 21
  67. 67 Edward 104 babies 5
  68. 68 Kerry 104 babies 8
  69. 69 Patrick 104 babies 6
  70. 70 Raymond 104 babies 2
  71. 71 Gavin 103 babies 10
  72. 72 Adrian 102 babies 18
  73. 73 Lance 102 babies 20
  74. 74 Shaun 102 babies 18
  75. 75 Rodney 101 babies 5
  76. 76 Graham 100 babies 9
  77. 77 Jeffrey 99 babies 3
  78. 78 Russell 99 babies 13
  79. 79 Kenneth 97 babies 4
  80. 80 Malcolm 97 babies =
  81. 81 Trevor 97 babies 16
  82. 82 Neil 94 babies 30
  83. 83 Todd 93 babies 7
  84. 84 Joseph 92 babies 12
  85. 85 Douglas 86 babies 1
  86. 86 Allan 85 babies 13
  87. 87 Bryan 84 babies 12
  88. 88 Jeremy 83 babies 2
  89. 89 George 80 babies 12
  90. 90 Kelvin 80 babies 1
  91. 91 Roger 80 babies 20
  92. 92 Daryl 79 babies 10
  93. 93 Darryl 78 babies 8
  94. 94 Benjamin 68 babies 38
  95. 95 Charles 68 babies 3
  96. 96 Derek 68 babies =
  97. 97 Mathew 68 babies 9
  98. 98 Lee 67 babies 10
  99. 99 Vaughan 65 babies 17
  100. 100 Cameron 62 babies 13

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Lisa 786 babies =
  2. 2 Michelle 665 babies =
  3. 3 Karen 497 babies =
  4. 4 Rachel 465 babies 18
  5. 5 Joanne 446 babies 1
  6. 6 Nicola 434 babies =
  7. 7 Tracey 421 babies 2
  8. 8 Angela 409 babies 1
  9. 9 Tania 403 babies 4
  10. 10 Deborah 331 babies 2
  11. 11 Tracy 317 babies 19
  12. 12 Kim 300 babies 2
  13. 13 Sarah 295 babies 4
  14. 14 Paula 290 babies 2
  15. 15 Sharon 289 babies 2
  16. 16 Donna 287 babies 4
  17. 17 Fiona 281 babies 3
  18. 18 Julie 278 babies 3
  19. 19 Susan 266 babies 8
  20. 20 Andrea 256 babies 2
  21. 21 Jacqueline 254 babies 1
  22. 22 Catherine 243 babies 2
  23. 23 Amanda 238 babies 5
  24. 24 Christine 232 babies 5
  25. 25 Sandra 227 babies 2
  26. 26 Helen 226 babies 5
  27. 27 Leanne 225 babies 2
  28. 28 Vanessa 217 babies 6
  29. 29 Joanna 204 babies 4
  30. 30 Jennifer 202 babies 4
  31. 31 Rebecca 197 babies 11
  32. 32 Wendy 197 babies 5
  33. 33 Elizabeth 196 babies 8
  34. 34 Maria 195 babies 2
  35. 35 Janine 190 babies 4
  36. 36 Megan 184 babies 5
  37. 37 Suzanne 183 babies 7
  38. 38 Linda 167 babies 3
  39. 39 Louise 166 babies 1
  40. 40 Robyn 162 babies 3
  41. 41 Jane 161 babies 5
  42. 42 Kathryn 160 babies 3
  43. 43 Rachael 158 babies 37
  44. 44 Melissa 147 babies 5
  45. 45 Victoria 145 babies 6
  46. 46 Tina 144 babies 1
  47. 47 Anna 142 babies 8
  48. 48 Justine 142 babies 10
  49. 49 Katrina 137 babies 11
  50. 50 Stephanie 134 babies 3
  51. 51 Cheryl 131 babies 52
  52. 52 Carolyn 126 babies 9
  53. 53 Melanie 126 babies 13
  54. 54 Shelley 123 babies 13
  55. 55 Katherine 119 babies 13
  56. 56 Teresa 118 babies 13
  57. 57 Toni 118 babies 7
  58. 58 Bronwyn 117 babies 2
  59. 59 Mary 117 babies 7
  60. 60 Tanya 117 babies 4
  61. 61 Diane 108 babies =
  62. 62 Maree 107 babies 15
  63. 63 Patricia 107 babies 1
  64. 64 Vicki 107 babies 16
  65. 65 Margaret 104 babies 6
  66. 66 Alison 102 babies 12
  67. 67 Anne 98 babies 3
  68. 68 Nicole 96 babies 26
  69. 69 Caroline 95 babies 16
  70. 70 Belinda 93 babies 21
  71. 71 Carol 92 babies 10
  72. 72 Natalie 92 babies 1
  73. 73 Sheryl 92 babies 42
  74. 74 Pamela 91 babies 8
  75. 75 Heather 89 babies 29
  76. 76 Raewyn 88 babies 12
  77. 77 Brenda 86 babies 12
  78. 78 Bridget 86 babies 38
  79. 79 Debbie 85 babies 5
  80. 80 Sonya 85 babies 5
  81. 81 Denise 84 babies 24
  82. 82 Rochelle 84 babies 56
  83. 83 Anita 83 babies =
  84. 84 Philippa 83 babies 12
  85. 85 Judith 81 babies 13
  86. 86 Kerry 81 babies 15
  87. 87 Debra 78 babies 24
  88. 88 Emma 78 babies 9
  89. 89 Sally 78 babies 12
  90. 90 Kelly 77 babies 46
  91. 91 Cherie 75 babies 18
  92. 92 Lynda 75 babies 6
  93. 93 Karyn 73 babies 17
  94. 94 Julia 72 babies 46
  95. 95 Marie 70 babies 16
  96. 96 Claire 69 babies 1
  97. 97 Lynette 69 babies 7
  98. 98 Pauline 69 babies 11
  99. 99 Penelope 69 babies 1
  100. 100 Sonia 67 babies 5

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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