New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1982

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 776 babies 1
  2. 2 Michael 740 babies 1
  3. 3 James 605 babies 2
  4. 4 Andrew 574 babies =
  5. 5 David 553 babies 2
  6. 6 Matthew 549 babies =
  7. 7 Christopher 517 babies =
  8. 8 Jason 416 babies =
  9. 9 Nicholas 393 babies =
  10. 10 Mark 385 babies 1
  11. 11 Benjamin 367 babies 1
  12. 12 Richard 353 babies 2
  13. 13 Timothy 351 babies 3
  14. 14 John 311 babies 2
  15. 15 Jonathan 311 babies 4
  16. 16 Paul 308 babies 3
  17. 17 Scott 292 babies 2
  18. 18 Samuel 291 babies 4
  19. 19 Adam 278 babies 10
  20. 20 Robert 273 babies 3
  21. 21 Simon 272 babies =
  22. 22 Aaron 270 babies 4
  23. 23 Joshua 258 babies 4
  24. 24 Shane 234 babies 1
  25. 25 William 233 babies 5
  26. 26 Luke 224 babies 1
  27. 27 Nathan 224 babies 1
  28. 28 Steven 219 babies 4
  29. 29 Stephen 216 babies 2
  30. 30 Gareth 208 babies 14
  31. 31 Peter 206 babies 11
  32. 32 Craig 205 babies 4
  33. 33 Ryan 193 babies 6
  34. 34 Thomas 191 babies =
  35. 35 Joseph 181 babies 3
  36. 36 Shaun 181 babies =
  37. 37 Hayden 173 babies 2
  38. 38 Jeremy 173 babies 6
  39. 39 Anthony 158 babies 2
  40. 40 Jamie 152 babies 7
  41. 41 Cameron 147 babies 6
  42. 42 Mathew 137 babies 6
  43. 43 Jared 136 babies 1
  44. 44 Blair 133 babies 8
  45. 45 Hamish 128 babies 5
  46. 46 Bradley 126 babies 1
  47. 47 Karl 126 babies 1
  48. 48 Phillip 120 babies 8
  49. 49 Justin 115 babies 6
  50. 50 Philip 107 babies 3
  51. 51 Gregory 101 babies =
  52. 52 Brendon 100 babies 3
  53. 53 Brendan 99 babies 16
  54. 54 Carl 98 babies 13
  55. 55 Stuart 93 babies 22
  56. 56 Tony 91 babies 2
  57. 57 Alexander 86 babies 21
  58. 58 Damian 85 babies 2
  59. 59 Grant 83 babies =
  60. 60 Patrick 81 babies 2
  61. 61 Edward 78 babies 4
  62. 62 Kevin 78 babies 10
  63. 63 Sean 74 babies 2
  64. 64 Ian 73 babies 33
  65. 65 Wayne 72 babies 8
  66. 66 Glen 71 babies 4
  67. 67 Lance 71 babies 1
  68. 68 Joel 68 babies 3
  69. 69 Brent 67 babies 14
  70. 70 Adrian 66 babies 13
  71. 71 George 66 babies 4
  72. 72 Jonathon 65 babies 26
  73. 73 Raymond 65 babies 6
  74. 74 Shannon 65 babies 6
  75. 75 Brett 64 babies 19
  76. 76 Dean 63 babies 13
  77. 77 Kane 62 babies 35
  78. 78 Logan 61 babies 14
  79. 79 Alan 60 babies 17
  80. 80 Geoffrey 60 babies 27
  81. 81 Darren 59 babies 18
  82. 82 Leon 59 babies 32
  83. 83 Ross 59 babies 3
  84. 84 Dylan 56 babies 9
  85. 85 Marcus 55 babies 19
  86. 86 Nigel 55 babies 10
  87. 87 Douglas 53 babies 15
  88. 88 Lee 53 babies 1
  89. 89 Ben 52 babies 1
  90. 90 Corey 52 babies 5
  91. 91 Jacob 52 babies 26
  92. 92 Fraser 51 babies 58
  93. 93 Isaac 51 babies 2
  94. 94 Jordan 51 babies 158
  95. 95 Caleb 50 babies 85
  96. 96 Kyle 50 babies 7
  97. 97 Micheal 50 babies 26
  98. 98 Ricky 50 babies 26
  99. 99 Troy 50 babies 9
  100. 100 Brad 47 babies 26

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sarah 660 babies =
  2. 2 Rebecca 432 babies =
  3. 3 Emma 361 babies 3
  4. 4 Kelly 353 babies =
  5. 5 Lisa 332 babies =
  6. 6 Anna 318 babies 3
  7. 7 Amy 302 babies 2
  8. 8 Rachel 294 babies 2
  9. 9 Michelle 276 babies 2
  10. 10 Nicola 250 babies 2
  11. 11 Melissa 237 babies =
  12. 12 Jessica 234 babies 4
  13. 13 Amanda 217 babies 1
  14. 14 Angela 216 babies 2
  15. 15 Kylie 205 babies 2
  16. 16 Elizabeth 198 babies 4
  17. 17 Hayley 183 babies 9
  18. 18 Natasha 176 babies 1
  19. 19 Natalie 167 babies 4
  20. 20 Renee 162 babies 9
  21. 21 Tania 156 babies =
  22. 22 Stacey 152 babies =
  23. 23 Jennifer 150 babies 8
  24. 24 Megan 150 babies 5
  25. 25 Tracey 148 babies =
  26. 26 Kate 142 babies 2
  27. 27 Melanie 142 babies 9
  28. 28 Louise 135 babies 4
  29. 29 Hannah 131 babies 14
  30. 30 Victoria 126 babies 11
  31. 31 Claire 125 babies =
  32. 32 Catherine 124 babies 5
  33. 33 Katie 123 babies =
  34. 34 Katherine 117 babies 2
  35. 35 Aimee 113 babies 26
  36. 36 Katrina 113 babies 3
  37. 37 Nicole 111 babies 29
  38. 38 Amber 108 babies 4
  39. 39 Vanessa 108 babies 9
  40. 40 Kimberley 104 babies 20
  41. 41 Rachael 103 babies 1
  42. 42 Julia 102 babies 41
  43. 43 Monique 102 babies 43
  44. 44 Danielle 101 babies 14
  45. 45 Erin 99 babies 18
  46. 46 Joanne 97 babies 18
  47. 47 Charlotte 94 babies 10
  48. 48 Julie 93 babies 1
  49. 49 Alice 92 babies 13
  50. 50 Rochelle 92 babies 1
  51. 51 Fiona 90 babies 14
  52. 52 Alana 89 babies 28
  53. 53 Karen 88 babies 19
  54. 54 Kirsty 88 babies 1
  55. 55 Laura 86 babies 4
  56. 56 Stephanie 86 babies 3
  57. 57 Andrea 85 babies 12
  58. 58 Helen 85 babies 20
  59. 59 Joanna 84 babies 15
  60. 60 Kathryn 84 babies 10
  61. 61 Maria 83 babies 9
  62. 62 Kim 80 babies 27
  63. 63 Tracy 80 babies 1
  64. 64 Gemma 79 babies 65
  65. 65 Deborah 77 babies 6
  66. 66 Leanne 77 babies 11
  67. 67 Shannon 75 babies 21
  68. 68 Jade 74 babies 17
  69. 69 Mary 74 babies 6
  70. 70 Sara 74 babies 2
  71. 71 Emily 73 babies 1
  72. 72 Shelley 71 babies 24
  73. 73 Anita 69 babies 17
  74. 74 Lauren 68 babies 16
  75. 75 Teresa 67 babies 21
  76. 76 Caroline 66 babies 5
  77. 77 Donna 65 babies 12
  78. 78 Naomi 65 babies 10
  79. 79 Jasmine 63 babies 14
  80. 80 Olivia 63 babies 7
  81. 81 Toni 63 babies 14
  82. 82 Bridget 62 babies 15
  83. 83 Jacqueline 60 babies 2
  84. 84 Crystal 57 babies 44
  85. 85 Frances 56 babies 29
  86. 86 Jodie 56 babies 35
  87. 87 Paula 55 babies 13
  88. 88 Philippa 55 babies 34
  89. 89 Marie 54 babies 6
  90. 90 Tanya 53 babies 6
  91. 91 Alicia 52 babies 15
  92. 92 Casey 52 babies 7
  93. 93 Christina 52 babies 5
  94. 94 Jane 52 babies 40
  95. 95 Kirsten 52 babies 1
  96. 96 Lucy 52 babies 10
  97. 97 Krystal 50 babies 192
  98. 98 Sheree 50 babies 32
  99. 99 Aroha 49 babies 13
  100. 100 Cherie 49 babies 2

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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