New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1972

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 1,025 babies =
  2. 2 Michael 871 babies =
  3. 3 David 826 babies =
  4. 4 Andrew 812 babies 1
  5. 5 Paul 755 babies 1
  6. 6 Craig 725 babies =
  7. 7 Mark 717 babies =
  8. 8 Aaron 612 babies 2
  9. 9 Christopher 608 babies 1
  10. 10 Richard 561 babies 1
  11. 11 Matthew 542 babies 4
  12. 12 Robert 475 babies 1
  13. 13 John 467 babies 2
  14. 14 Stephen 462 babies 2
  15. 15 Scott 400 babies 4
  16. 16 Peter 394 babies 2
  17. 17 Simon 390 babies 5
  18. 18 Shane 375 babies 2
  19. 19 James 374 babies 1
  20. 20 Steven 326 babies 3
  21. 21 Anthony 311 babies 1
  22. 22 Grant 291 babies 1
  23. 23 Nicholas 261 babies 4
  24. 24 Gregory 257 babies =
  25. 25 Wayne 252 babies 2
  26. 26 Justin 251 babies 8
  27. 27 Timothy 232 babies 6
  28. 28 Daniel 225 babies 13
  29. 29 William 218 babies 1
  30. 30 Tony 216 babies 1
  31. 31 Brent 214 babies 5
  32. 32 Darren 214 babies 1
  33. 33 Glenn 210 babies 5
  34. 34 Glen 209 babies 10
  35. 35 Brendon 202 babies =
  36. 36 Philip 196 babies 2
  37. 37 Dean 193 babies 12
  38. 38 Nigel 193 babies 6
  39. 39 Jonathan 188 babies 1
  40. 40 Brett 172 babies 1
  41. 41 Karl 170 babies 6
  42. 42 Kevin 166 babies 5
  43. 43 Gavin 157 babies 9
  44. 44 Jeremy 155 babies 1
  45. 45 Nathan 153 babies 20
  46. 46 Phillip 142 babies 1
  47. 47 Stuart 138 babies 11
  48. 48 Hamish 135 babies 1
  49. 49 Adam 129 babies 13
  50. 50 Carl 129 babies 3
  51. 51 Brian 128 babies 5
  52. 52 Geoffrey 128 babies 2
  53. 53 Ian 127 babies 11
  54. 54 Bruce 125 babies 1
  55. 55 Joseph 125 babies 8
  56. 56 Sean 124 babies 8
  57. 57 Blair 121 babies 11
  58. 58 Adrian 119 babies 11
  59. 59 Dion 119 babies 1
  60. 60 Thomas 119 babies =
  61. 61 Patrick 118 babies 5
  62. 62 Edward 114 babies 19
  63. 63 Martin 113 babies 12
  64. 64 Shaun 112 babies 22
  65. 65 Lance 111 babies 29
  66. 66 Cameron 105 babies 22
  67. 67 Gary 104 babies 13
  68. 68 Ross 104 babies 9
  69. 69 Alan 102 babies 8
  70. 70 Colin 100 babies 10
  71. 71 Barry 99 babies 4
  72. 72 Raymond 99 babies 1
  73. 73 Murray 98 babies 5
  74. 74 Graham 94 babies 8
  75. 75 Clinton 93 babies 4
  76. 76 Kerry 93 babies 2
  77. 77 Mathew 93 babies 2
  78. 78 Todd 93 babies 9
  79. 79 Graeme 92 babies 8
  80. 80 Warren 92 babies 23
  81. 81 Jeffrey 91 babies 9
  82. 82 Gareth 90 babies 8
  83. 83 Vaughan 89 babies 14
  84. 84 Benjamin 87 babies =
  85. 85 Antony 86 babies 21
  86. 86 Neil 85 babies 8
  87. 87 Julian 84 babies 17
  88. 88 Damian 81 babies 19
  89. 89 George 81 babies 2
  90. 90 Douglas 80 babies 9
  91. 91 Roger 80 babies 2
  92. 92 Darryl 78 babies 15
  93. 93 Jamie 78 babies 19
  94. 94 Rodney 78 babies 18
  95. 95 Ryan 78 babies 53
  96. 96 Charles 77 babies 9
  97. 97 Brendan 76 babies 27
  98. 98 Trevor 75 babies 13
  99. 99 Kenneth 73 babies 4
  100. 100 Russell 73 babies 17

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Michelle 618 babies 1
  2. 2 Lisa 597 babies 1
  3. 3 Rachel 497 babies =
  4. 4 Nicola 480 babies 1
  5. 5 Joanne 477 babies 1
  6. 6 Angela 455 babies 2
  7. 7 Sarah 449 babies 6
  8. 8 Tracey 440 babies 1
  9. 9 Karen 382 babies 3
  10. 10 Tania 350 babies 1
  11. 11 Kelly 330 babies 3
  12. 12 Kim 294 babies 3
  13. 13 Amanda 291 babies 2
  14. 14 Deborah 291 babies 4
  15. 15 Andrea 259 babies 5
  16. 16 Tracy 259 babies 4
  17. 17 Fiona 256 babies 2
  18. 18 Julie 249 babies 2
  19. 19 Melanie 238 babies 10
  20. 20 Rebecca 235 babies 2
  21. 21 Vanessa 228 babies 4
  22. 22 Donna 222 babies 1
  23. 23 Paula 222 babies 4
  24. 24 Megan 218 babies 10
  25. 25 Susan 216 babies 7
  26. 26 Catherine 213 babies 3
  27. 27 Melissa 213 babies 17
  28. 28 Sharon 213 babies 3
  29. 29 Rachael 203 babies 5
  30. 30 Jennifer 202 babies 1
  31. 31 Jacqueline 199 babies 5
  32. 32 Elizabeth 192 babies 4
  33. 33 Rochelle 192 babies 6
  34. 34 Christine 191 babies 4
  35. 35 Wendy 185 babies 3
  36. 36 Katrina 184 babies 11
  37. 37 Helen 181 babies 4
  38. 38 Leanne 175 babies 1
  39. 39 Suzanne 174 babies 4
  40. 40 Anna 173 babies 1
  41. 41 Stephanie 171 babies 10
  42. 42 Joanna 170 babies 6
  43. 43 Kathryn 168 babies =
  44. 44 Jane 167 babies 2
  45. 45 Victoria 162 babies =
  46. 46 Louise 160 babies 3
  47. 47 Janine 157 babies 1
  48. 48 Sandra 149 babies 10
  49. 49 Natasha 147 babies 42
  50. 50 Tina 143 babies 10
  51. 51 Shelley 138 babies 1
  52. 52 Maria 136 babies 4
  53. 53 Kirsten 126 babies 18
  54. 54 Justine 125 babies 1
  55. 55 Kylie 125 babies 57
  56. 56 Teresa 124 babies 5
  57. 57 Katherine 115 babies 21
  58. 58 Emma 113 babies 14
  59. 59 Mary 111 babies 3
  60. 60 Toni 109 babies 2
  61. 61 Linda 106 babies 9
  62. 62 Vicki 105 babies 1
  63. 63 Denise 101 babies 3
  64. 64 Tanya 101 babies =
  65. 65 Kerry 95 babies 11
  66. 66 Natalie 95 babies 43
  67. 67 Nicole 92 babies 11
  68. 68 Alison 91 babies 1
  69. 69 Bronwyn 91 babies 3
  70. 70 Cherie 89 babies 5
  71. 71 Robyn 87 babies 18
  72. 72 Debbie 84 babies 17
  73. 73 Maree 84 babies 1
  74. 74 Cheryl 83 babies 20
  75. 75 Belinda 82 babies 10
  76. 76 Brenda 82 babies 5
  77. 77 Heather 79 babies 8
  78. 78 Debra 78 babies 5
  79. 79 Julia 78 babies 8
  80. 80 Patricia 78 babies 23
  81. 81 Sharlene 78 babies 9
  82. 82 Carolyn 77 babies 23
  83. 83 Kirsty 76 babies 10
  84. 84 Carmen 75 babies 24
  85. 85 Diane 75 babies =
  86. 86 Sally 74 babies 2
  87. 87 Caroline 72 babies 19
  88. 88 Ruth 72 babies 18
  89. 89 Bridget 71 babies 19
  90. 90 Anne 70 babies 10
  91. 91 Claire 70 babies 9
  92. 92 Anita 69 babies =
  93. 93 Philippa 69 babies 1
  94. 94 Gina 68 babies 8
  95. 95 Nadine 68 babies 20
  96. 96 Christina 67 babies 7
  97. 97 Kellie 66 babies 24
  98. 98 Penelope 66 babies 2
  99. 99 Margaret 65 babies 26
  100. 100 Charlotte 64 babies 40

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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