New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1980

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 Daniel 725 babies 2
  2. 2 Michael 685 babies 1
  3. 3 David 609 babies 1
  4. 4 James 586 babies 2
  5. 5 Andrew 563 babies 1
  6. 6 Matthew 480 babies 1
  7. 7 Christopher 442 babies =
  8. 8 Mark 424 babies 1
  9. 9 Paul 424 babies 1
  10. 10 Jason 411 babies 2
  11. 11 Nicholas 401 babies 1
  12. 12 Timothy 363 babies 7
  13. 13 Richard 351 babies 2
  14. 14 Benjamin 346 babies 1
  15. 15 Scott 340 babies 6
  16. 16 Robert 314 babies 1
  17. 17 John 303 babies 2
  18. 18 Jonathan 292 babies 15
  19. 19 Aaron 289 babies 5
  20. 20 Simon 280 babies =
  21. 21 Shane 273 babies 5
  22. 22 Luke 257 babies 8
  23. 23 Nathan 252 babies 5
  24. 24 Craig 248 babies 2
  25. 25 Adam 226 babies 6
  26. 26 Samuel 220 babies 2
  27. 27 Stephen 212 babies =
  28. 28 Steven 210 babies 2
  29. 29 Jeremy 208 babies 4
  30. 30 Jamie 199 babies 7
  31. 31 Peter 191 babies 8
  32. 32 Joshua 185 babies 4
  33. 33 Gareth 182 babies 1
  34. 34 William 180 babies 5
  35. 35 Joseph 170 babies 3
  36. 36 Ryan 170 babies 2
  37. 37 Hayden 167 babies 2
  38. 38 Anthony 163 babies 3
  39. 39 Thomas 160 babies 3
  40. 40 Shaun 138 babies 3
  41. 41 Phillip 133 babies 5
  42. 42 Cameron 129 babies 9
  43. 43 Karl 128 babies 2
  44. 44 Philip 126 babies 13
  45. 45 Brendon 123 babies 3
  46. 46 Jared 123 babies 6
  47. 47 Justin 123 babies 5
  48. 48 Hamish 121 babies 8
  49. 49 Bradley 113 babies 7
  50. 50 Carl 108 babies 3
  51. 51 Gregory 107 babies 7
  52. 52 Tony 107 babies 3
  53. 53 Brent 104 babies 3
  54. 54 Mathew 104 babies 1
  55. 55 Blair 101 babies 14
  56. 56 Joel 97 babies 55
  57. 57 Damian 91 babies 19
  58. 58 Regan 91 babies 20
  59. 59 Wayne 91 babies 4
  60. 60 Nigel 89 babies 2
  61. 61 Dean 88 babies 6
  62. 62 Shannon 86 babies 17
  63. 63 Raymond 83 babies 12
  64. 64 Patrick 82 babies 16
  65. 65 Grant 81 babies 11
  66. 66 Brett 80 babies 1
  67. 67 Sean 80 babies 5
  68. 68 Adrian 77 babies 15
  69. 69 Brendan 73 babies 3
  70. 70 Edward 73 babies 3
  71. 71 Glen 72 babies 11
  72. 72 Ian 72 babies 18
  73. 73 Logan 71 babies 8
  74. 74 Martin 70 babies 15
  75. 75 Alexander 68 babies 6
  76. 76 Jacob 67 babies 31
  77. 77 Glenn 65 babies =
  78. 78 Ross 64 babies 7
  79. 79 Kevin 63 babies 3
  80. 80 Clinton 62 babies 11
  81. 81 George 62 babies 16
  82. 82 Corey 61 babies 5
  83. 83 Charles 60 babies 11
  84. 84 Douglas 59 babies 4
  85. 85 Dylan 59 babies 18
  86. 86 Bevan 58 babies 27
  87. 87 Stuart 58 babies 26
  88. 88 Gary 56 babies 36
  89. 89 Jarrod 56 babies 11
  90. 90 Brian 55 babies 5
  91. 91 Darren 55 babies 27
  92. 92 Jonathon 54 babies 29
  93. 93 Kenneth 53 babies 30
  94. 94 Alan 52 babies 1
  95. 95 Bruce 52 babies 3
  96. 96 Duncan 52 babies 3
  97. 97 Jeffrey 52 babies 23
  98. 98 Kyle 52 babies 14
  99. 99 Gavin 50 babies 31
  100. 100 Marcus 50 babies 5

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sarah 657 babies =
  2. 2 Rebecca 430 babies =
  3. 3 Anna 391 babies 3
  4. 4 Lisa 376 babies =
  5. 5 Kelly 340 babies 2
  6. 6 Nicola 329 babies 1
  7. 7 Amy 324 babies 3
  8. 8 Emma 292 babies 3
  9. 9 Melissa 277 babies 5
  10. 10 Amanda 275 babies 3
  11. 11 Angela 274 babies 6
  12. 12 Michelle 272 babies 3
  13. 13 Rachel 256 babies 5
  14. 14 Jessica 212 babies 2
  15. 15 Kylie 205 babies 4
  16. 16 Melanie 190 babies 1
  17. 17 Elizabeth 185 babies 1
  18. 18 Natasha 182 babies 3
  19. 19 Tania 171 babies 3
  20. 20 Renee 158 babies 9
  21. 21 Kate 157 babies 4
  22. 22 Jennifer 156 babies 1
  23. 23 Claire 146 babies 10
  24. 24 Catherine 142 babies 7
  25. 25 Tracey 132 babies 1
  26. 26 Megan 131 babies 4
  27. 27 Louise 128 babies 9
  28. 28 Helen 127 babies 14
  29. 29 Katrina 125 babies 1
  30. 30 Vanessa 124 babies 10
  31. 31 Hayley 123 babies 5
  32. 32 Joanne 121 babies 9
  33. 33 Andrea 120 babies 1
  34. 34 Rachael 118 babies 2
  35. 35 Amber 115 babies 13
  36. 36 Fiona 115 babies 6
  37. 37 Kathryn 115 babies 9
  38. 38 Natalie 115 babies =
  39. 39 Stacey 115 babies 2
  40. 40 Julie 111 babies 1
  41. 41 Joanna 107 babies 11
  42. 42 Karen 104 babies 15
  43. 43 Katie 104 babies 12
  44. 44 Katherine 103 babies 3
  45. 45 Kirsty 103 babies 2
  46. 46 Victoria 102 babies 1
  47. 47 Anita 97 babies 27
  48. 48 Kim 97 babies 13
  49. 49 Nicole 97 babies 7
  50. 50 Shannon 96 babies 11
  51. 51 Toni 96 babies 2
  52. 52 Jane 89 babies 2
  53. 53 Charlotte 88 babies 2
  54. 54 Maria 87 babies 6
  55. 55 Tracy 87 babies 11
  56. 56 Rochelle 86 babies 11
  57. 57 Laura 85 babies 24
  58. 58 Aimee 83 babies 22
  59. 59 Hannah 82 babies 7
  60. 60 Donna 81 babies 3
  61. 61 Caroline 80 babies 1
  62. 62 Erin 79 babies 2
  63. 63 Deborah 77 babies 23
  64. 64 Susan 76 babies 14
  65. 65 Mary 75 babies 25
  66. 66 Bridget 73 babies 4
  67. 67 Shelley 73 babies 27
  68. 68 Teresa 73 babies 11
  69. 69 Monique 72 babies 32
  70. 70 Sharon 72 babies 21
  71. 71 Naomi 71 babies 15
  72. 72 Stephanie 71 babies 13
  73. 73 Tina 71 babies 16
  74. 74 Sara 69 babies 19
  75. 75 Paula 68 babies 28
  76. 76 Jacqueline 67 babies 5
  77. 77 Jodie 67 babies 15
  78. 78 Christine 66 babies 20
  79. 79 Philippa 65 babies 4
  80. 80 Carla 64 babies 24
  81. 81 Olivia 64 babies 13
  82. 82 Emily 63 babies 10
  83. 83 Kristy 61 babies 30
  84. 84 Samantha 61 babies 3
  85. 85 Jasmine 60 babies 24
  86. 86 Alice 59 babies 5
  87. 87 Lauren 58 babies 14
  88. 88 Leanne 57 babies 12
  89. 89 Belinda 56 babies 9
  90. 90 Marie 56 babies 5
  91. 91 Alana 54 babies 36
  92. 92 Kirsten 54 babies 10
  93. 93 Christina 53 babies 5
  94. 94 Heidi 53 babies 31
  95. 95 Wendy 52 babies 20
  96. 96 Cherie 50 babies 1
  97. 97 Julia 50 babies 32
  98. 98 Sandra 49 babies 20
  99. 99 Jade 48 babies 10
  100. 100 Rebekah 48 babies 30

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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