New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1975

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 Michael 879 babies =
  2. 2 Andrew 692 babies 1
  3. 3 David 638 babies 1
  4. 4 Mark 626 babies 2
  5. 5 Jason 593 babies =
  6. 6 Daniel 588 babies 2
  7. 7 Matthew 577 babies =
  8. 8 Paul 550 babies 2
  9. 9 Richard 494 babies 2
  10. 10 James 471 babies 3
  11. 11 Christopher 455 babies 1
  12. 12 Craig 445 babies 3
  13. 13 Robert 409 babies 1
  14. 14 Aaron 375 babies 2
  15. 15 John 365 babies =
  16. 16 Nicholas 333 babies 6
  17. 17 Steven 332 babies 3
  18. 18 Stephen 330 babies 2
  19. 19 Scott 325 babies =
  20. 20 Shane 317 babies 3
  21. 21 Simon 309 babies 3
  22. 22 Peter 263 babies 1
  23. 23 Timothy 259 babies 4
  24. 24 Justin 253 babies 1
  25. 25 Nathan 242 babies 2
  26. 26 Anthony 226 babies 2
  27. 27 Jonathan 212 babies 4
  28. 28 Benjamin 211 babies 12
  29. 29 Glen 203 babies 8
  30. 30 William 190 babies 4
  31. 31 Darren 188 babies 8
  32. 32 Dean 185 babies 3
  33. 33 Jeremy 172 babies 2
  34. 34 Gregory 171 babies 2
  35. 35 Karl 169 babies 9
  36. 36 Glenn 167 babies 8
  37. 37 Tony 167 babies 7
  38. 38 Brent 163 babies =
  39. 39 Grant 162 babies 13
  40. 40 Wayne 157 babies 4
  41. 41 Brendon 155 babies 8
  42. 42 Hamish 155 babies 5
  43. 43 Shaun 151 babies 2
  44. 44 Phillip 144 babies 2
  45. 45 Thomas 142 babies 9
  46. 46 Stuart 141 babies 1
  47. 47 Joseph 140 babies 5
  48. 48 Adam 138 babies 5
  49. 49 Nigel 138 babies 7
  50. 50 Blair 137 babies =
  51. 51 Philip 135 babies 3
  52. 52 Hayden 134 babies 17
  53. 53 Kevin 132 babies =
  54. 54 Carl 124 babies 5
  55. 55 Gavin 124 babies 1
  56. 56 Mathew 123 babies 1
  57. 57 Samuel 121 babies 3
  58. 58 Cameron 114 babies 9
  59. 59 Jamie 112 babies 6
  60. 60 Dion 110 babies 9
  61. 61 Gareth 108 babies 15
  62. 62 Sean 104 babies =
  63. 63 Joshua 103 babies 10
  64. 64 Brett 96 babies 6
  65. 65 Damian 95 babies 16
  66. 66 Raymond 95 babies 5
  67. 67 Brendan 94 babies 4
  68. 68 Brian 94 babies 7
  69. 69 Adrian 93 babies 1
  70. 70 Patrick 92 babies 14
  71. 71 Ian 91 babies 14
  72. 72 Geoffrey 87 babies 13
  73. 73 Ryan 87 babies 2
  74. 74 Lee 86 babies 29
  75. 75 Clinton 85 babies 16
  76. 76 Martin 84 babies 10
  77. 77 Edward 82 babies 9
  78. 78 Bevan 81 babies 11
  79. 79 Gary 81 babies 5
  80. 80 Alan 80 babies 8
  81. 81 Bruce 80 babies 17
  82. 82 Duncan 79 babies 4
  83. 83 Todd 77 babies 5
  84. 84 Leon 73 babies 7
  85. 85 Rhys 72 babies 25
  86. 86 Graeme 71 babies 13
  87. 87 Corey 70 babies 36
  88. 88 Jeffrey 70 babies 14
  89. 89 Malcolm 68 babies 15
  90. 90 Damon 67 babies =
  91. 91 Antony 66 babies 4
  92. 92 Bradley 66 babies 9
  93. 93 George 66 babies 11
  94. 94 Kane 66 babies 31
  95. 95 Marcus 66 babies 2
  96. 96 Darryl 65 babies 3
  97. 97 Kyle 65 babies 3
  98. 98 Charles 64 babies 16
  99. 99 Colin 64 babies 19
  100. 100 Jared 64 babies 5

Show all 307

Girl Names

  1. 1 Sarah 563 babies =
  2. 2 Nicola 492 babies 2
  3. 3 Angela 474 babies 3
  4. 4 Lisa 446 babies 1
  5. 5 Michelle 440 babies 3
  6. 6 Rebecca 396 babies 1
  7. 7 Rachel 366 babies 2
  8. 8 Melanie 316 babies =
  9. 9 Natasha 307 babies 22
  10. 10 Amanda 277 babies 1
  11. 11 Joanne 261 babies 2
  12. 12 Kylie 251 babies 11
  13. 13 Tania 245 babies 1
  14. 14 Karen 236 babies 1
  15. 15 Andrea 219 babies 9
  16. 16 Katrina 216 babies 3
  17. 17 Vanessa 215 babies 1
  18. 18 Kim 210 babies 4
  19. 19 Megan 206 babies 1
  20. 20 Catherine 202 babies 9
  21. 21 Kelly 202 babies 1
  22. 22 Emma 199 babies 11
  23. 23 Anna 198 babies 2
  24. 24 Tracey 193 babies 14
  25. 25 Fiona 191 babies 10
  26. 26 Paula 184 babies 4
  27. 27 Elizabeth 183 babies =
  28. 28 Julie 179 babies 3
  29. 29 Tracy 179 babies 3
  30. 30 Joanna 177 babies 9
  31. 31 Donna 175 babies 3
  32. 32 Melissa 175 babies 15
  33. 33 Rachael 175 babies 7
  34. 34 Deborah 174 babies 12
  35. 35 Jennifer 174 babies =
  36. 36 Nicole 169 babies 23
  37. 37 Helen 155 babies 3
  38. 38 Louise 145 babies 3
  39. 39 Belinda 139 babies 14
  40. 40 Susan 139 babies 5
  41. 41 Natalie 136 babies 26
  42. 42 Tina 134 babies 7
  43. 43 Leanne 128 babies 9
  44. 44 Rochelle 128 babies 2
  45. 45 Jane 127 babies 9
  46. 46 Shelley 123 babies 9
  47. 47 Claire 120 babies 16
  48. 48 Victoria 120 babies 5
  49. 49 Justine 115 babies 7
  50. 50 Sharon 115 babies 4
  51. 51 Kathryn 114 babies =
  52. 52 Jacqueline 112 babies 12
  53. 53 Katherine 112 babies 3
  54. 54 Caroline 111 babies 14
  55. 55 Suzanne 111 babies 3
  56. 56 Janine 110 babies 1
  57. 57 Christine 109 babies 9
  58. 58 Kirsty 103 babies 4
  59. 59 Wendy 102 babies 5
  60. 60 Bridget 98 babies 16
  61. 61 Kirsten 95 babies 23
  62. 62 Stephanie 95 babies 15
  63. 63 Bronwyn 91 babies 3
  64. 64 Teresa 90 babies 2
  65. 65 Sandra 89 babies 4
  66. 66 Tanya 88 babies 5
  67. 67 Mary 87 babies 11
  68. 68 Kate 86 babies 8
  69. 69 Maria 85 babies 12
  70. 70 Sonya 84 babies 27
  71. 71 Anita 82 babies 2
  72. 72 Amy 81 babies 42
  73. 73 Linda 77 babies 9
  74. 74 Sally 76 babies 9
  75. 75 Jolene 75 babies 34
  76. 76 Toni 74 babies 7
  77. 77 Kiri 73 babies 22
  78. 78 Monique 71 babies 75
  79. 79 Christina 70 babies 11
  80. 80 Heidi 70 babies 54
  81. 81 Hayley 69 babies 1
  82. 82 Robyn 69 babies 10
  83. 83 Cherie 67 babies 4
  84. 84 Charlotte 65 babies 5
  85. 85 Marie 64 babies 27
  86. 86 Stacey 64 babies 14
  87. 87 Vicki 64 babies 10
  88. 88 Erin 62 babies 36
  89. 89 Karla 62 babies 36
  90. 90 Kerry 61 babies 3
  91. 91 Patricia 61 babies 16
  92. 92 Heather 60 babies 11
  93. 93 Renee 60 babies 49
  94. 94 Emily 59 babies 10
  95. 95 Alison 58 babies 12
  96. 96 Debbie 58 babies 2
  97. 97 Carla 57 babies 23
  98. 98 Sonia 57 babies 13
  99. 99 Margaret 56 babies 17
  100. 100 Carolyn 54 babies 30

Show all 390

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

Other countries

United States United Kingdom Ireland Canada