New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1983

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 768 babies 1
  2. 2 Matthew 764 babies 4
  3. 3 Daniel 721 babies 2
  4. 4 James 641 babies 1
  5. 5 David 575 babies =
  6. 6 Andrew 557 babies 2
  7. 7 Christopher 541 babies =
  8. 8 Nicholas 397 babies 1
  9. 9 Jason 382 babies 1
  10. 10 Mark 373 babies =
  11. 11 Benjamin 354 babies =
  12. 12 Richard 352 babies =
  13. 13 Timothy 335 babies =
  14. 14 Joshua 331 babies 9
  15. 15 John 313 babies 1
  16. 16 Samuel 307 babies 2
  17. 17 Aaron 295 babies 5
  18. 18 Paul 294 babies 2
  19. 19 Jonathan 283 babies 4
  20. 20 Scott 280 babies 3
  21. 21 Adam 279 babies 2
  22. 22 Robert 270 babies 2
  23. 23 Simon 261 babies 2
  24. 24 William 238 babies 1
  25. 25 Luke 225 babies 1
  26. 26 Thomas 222 babies 8
  27. 27 Steven 214 babies 1
  28. 28 Jeremy 212 babies 10
  29. 29 Nathan 204 babies 2
  30. 30 Stephen 202 babies 1
  31. 31 Craig 192 babies 1
  32. 32 Joseph 192 babies 3
  33. 33 Ryan 192 babies =
  34. 34 Shane 190 babies 10
  35. 35 Peter 186 babies 4
  36. 36 Shaun 171 babies =
  37. 37 Hayden 166 babies =
  38. 38 Gareth 145 babies 8
  39. 39 Cameron 144 babies 2
  40. 40 Jamie 139 babies =
  41. 41 Anthony 136 babies 2
  42. 42 Bradley 135 babies 4
  43. 43 Lance 126 babies 24
  44. 44 Blair 124 babies =
  45. 45 Carl 124 babies 9
  46. 46 Justin 123 babies 3
  47. 47 Phillip 119 babies 1
  48. 48 Hamish 118 babies 3
  49. 49 Karl 118 babies 2
  50. 50 Mathew 111 babies 8
  51. 51 Brett 99 babies 24
  52. 52 Jared 96 babies 9
  53. 53 Tony 95 babies 3
  54. 54 Alexander 94 babies 3
  55. 55 Stuart 94 babies =
  56. 56 Gregory 93 babies 5
  57. 57 Philip 88 babies 7
  58. 58 Jacob 86 babies 33
  59. 59 Dean 85 babies 17
  60. 60 Joel 85 babies 8
  61. 61 Brendon 83 babies 9
  62. 62 Edward 83 babies 1
  63. 63 Troy 79 babies 36
  64. 64 George 75 babies 7
  65. 65 Patrick 75 babies 5
  66. 66 Shannon 75 babies 8
  67. 67 Kyle 74 babies 29
  68. 68 Damian 73 babies 10
  69. 69 Ben 72 babies 20
  70. 70 Dylan 72 babies 14
  71. 71 Sean 69 babies 8
  72. 72 Nigel 68 babies 14
  73. 73 Brendan 67 babies 20
  74. 74 Caleb 67 babies 21
  75. 75 Jordan 67 babies 19
  76. 76 Kevin 67 babies 14
  77. 77 Travis 65 babies 45
  78. 78 Brad 64 babies 22
  79. 79 Corey 64 babies 11
  80. 80 Glen 64 babies 14
  81. 81 Grant 64 babies 22
  82. 82 Kane 64 babies 5
  83. 83 Charles 63 babies 25
  84. 84 Douglas 63 babies 3
  85. 85 Clinton 62 babies 22
  86. 86 Kieran 62 babies 45
  87. 87 Adrian 59 babies 17
  88. 88 Ricky 59 babies 10
  89. 89 Geoffrey 58 babies 9
  90. 90 Logan 58 babies 12
  91. 91 Brent 57 babies 22
  92. 92 Ian 56 babies 28
  93. 93 Raymond 56 babies 20
  94. 94 Marcus 54 babies 9
  95. 95 Oliver 54 babies 23
  96. 96 Ross 54 babies 13
  97. 97 Lee 53 babies 9
  98. 98 Leon 52 babies 16
  99. 99 Rory 52 babies 57
  100. 100 Damien 51 babies 2

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sarah 678 babies =
  2. 2 Rebecca 450 babies =
  3. 3 Emma 364 babies =
  4. 4 Kelly 363 babies =
  5. 5 Jessica 339 babies 7
  6. 6 Lisa 331 babies 1
  7. 7 Amy 318 babies =
  8. 8 Melissa 308 babies 3
  9. 9 Anna 301 babies 3
  10. 10 Rachel 289 babies 2
  11. 11 Nicola 287 babies 1
  12. 12 Michelle 262 babies 3
  13. 13 Angela 194 babies 1
  14. 14 Amanda 188 babies 1
  15. 15 Jennifer 186 babies 8
  16. 16 Natasha 186 babies 2
  17. 17 Hayley 181 babies =
  18. 18 Kylie 177 babies 3
  19. 19 Elizabeth 173 babies 3
  20. 20 Renee 167 babies =
  21. 21 Stacey 162 babies 1
  22. 22 Kate 158 babies 4
  23. 23 Natalie 153 babies 4
  24. 24 Laura 152 babies 31
  25. 25 Julia 151 babies 17
  26. 26 Melanie 151 babies 1
  27. 27 Tania 144 babies 6
  28. 28 Hannah 137 babies 1
  29. 29 Tracey 132 babies 4
  30. 30 Claire 131 babies 1
  31. 31 Aimee 125 babies 4
  32. 32 Megan 122 babies 8
  33. 33 Catherine 120 babies 1
  34. 34 Louise 117 babies 6
  35. 35 Amber 115 babies 3
  36. 36 Stephanie 115 babies 20
  37. 37 Victoria 115 babies 7
  38. 38 Gemma 114 babies 26
  39. 39 Rachael 114 babies 2
  40. 40 Erin 112 babies 5
  41. 41 Charlotte 111 babies 6
  42. 42 Katie 106 babies 9
  43. 43 Danielle 104 babies 1
  44. 44 Kimberley 104 babies 4
  45. 45 Nicole 99 babies 8
  46. 46 Vanessa 98 babies 7
  47. 47 Emily 97 babies 24
  48. 48 Alana 95 babies 4
  49. 49 Joanne 95 babies 3
  50. 50 Katrina 93 babies 14
  51. 51 Helen 92 babies 7
  52. 52 Katherine 91 babies 18
  53. 53 Crystal 90 babies 31
  54. 54 Joanna 90 babies 5
  55. 55 Lauren 89 babies 19
  56. 56 Kirsty 88 babies 2
  57. 57 Andrea 86 babies =
  58. 58 Olivia 86 babies 22
  59. 59 Monique 83 babies 16
  60. 60 Shannon 82 babies 7
  61. 61 Karen 80 babies 8
  62. 62 Julie 79 babies 14
  63. 63 Krystal 79 babies 34
  64. 64 Lucy 78 babies 32
  65. 65 Fiona 77 babies 14
  66. 66 Tracy 74 babies 3
  67. 67 Rochelle 73 babies 17
  68. 68 Kathryn 72 babies 8
  69. 69 Kim 72 babies 7
  70. 70 Alice 71 babies 21
  71. 71 Holly 70 babies 35
  72. 72 Jamie 70 babies 29
  73. 73 Maria 69 babies 12
  74. 74 Donna 68 babies 3
  75. 75 Jane 68 babies 19
  76. 76 Sara 68 babies 6
  77. 77 Caroline 67 babies 1
  78. 78 Toni 67 babies 3
  79. 79 Ruth 66 babies 36
  80. 80 Samantha 65 babies 31
  81. 81 Mary 64 babies 12
  82. 82 Bridget 63 babies =
  83. 83 Shelley 63 babies 11
  84. 84 Jacqueline 62 babies 1
  85. 85 Casey 60 babies 7
  86. 86 Anita 59 babies 13
  87. 87 Jasmine 59 babies 8
  88. 88 Alicia 58 babies 3
  89. 89 Frances 57 babies 4
  90. 90 Jade 57 babies 22
  91. 91 Rebekah 56 babies 16
  92. 92 Naomi 55 babies 14
  93. 93 Susan 55 babies 19
  94. 94 Heather 54 babies 11
  95. 95 Georgina 53 babies 37
  96. 96 Haley 53 babies 13
  97. 97 Jenna 53 babies 51
  98. 98 Christina 52 babies 5
  99. 99 Christine 52 babies 5
  100. 100 Teresa 52 babies 25

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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