New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1984

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 781 babies =
  2. 2 Daniel 740 babies 1
  3. 3 Matthew 676 babies 1
  4. 4 Christopher 595 babies 3
  5. 5 David 590 babies =
  6. 6 James 589 babies 2
  7. 7 Andrew 536 babies 1
  8. 8 Nicholas 458 babies =
  9. 9 Samuel 431 babies 7
  10. 10 Benjamin 418 babies 1
  11. 11 Joshua 395 babies 3
  12. 12 Jason 388 babies 3
  13. 13 Timothy 383 babies =
  14. 14 Richard 345 babies 2
  15. 15 John 317 babies =
  16. 16 William 314 babies 8
  17. 17 Mark 311 babies 7
  18. 18 Scott 284 babies 2
  19. 19 Adam 279 babies 2
  20. 20 Paul 274 babies 2
  21. 21 Robert 272 babies 1
  22. 22 Thomas 270 babies 4
  23. 23 Jonathan 257 babies 4
  24. 24 Simon 254 babies 1
  25. 25 Steven 249 babies 2
  26. 26 Jeremy 245 babies 2
  27. 27 Aaron 240 babies 10
  28. 28 Joseph 231 babies 4
  29. 29 Nathan 230 babies =
  30. 30 Luke 225 babies 5
  31. 31 Ryan 211 babies 2
  32. 32 Stephen 210 babies 2
  33. 33 Peter 198 babies 2
  34. 34 Hayden 197 babies 3
  35. 35 Shane 194 babies 1
  36. 36 Craig 183 babies 5
  37. 37 Anthony 156 babies 4
  38. 38 Jamie 145 babies 2
  39. 39 Shaun 145 babies 3
  40. 40 Mathew 140 babies 10
  41. 41 Bradley 139 babies 1
  42. 42 Karl 138 babies 7
  43. 43 Phillip 130 babies 4
  44. 44 Cameron 129 babies 5
  45. 45 Alexander 121 babies 9
  46. 46 Hamish 118 babies 2
  47. 47 Jared 115 babies 5
  48. 48 Gareth 105 babies 10
  49. 49 Lance 104 babies 6
  50. 50 Patrick 94 babies 15
  51. 51 Gregory 93 babies 5
  52. 52 George 92 babies 12
  53. 53 Brett 91 babies 2
  54. 54 Carl 91 babies 9
  55. 55 Edward 90 babies 7
  56. 56 Philip 90 babies 1
  57. 57 Blair 86 babies 13
  58. 58 Justin 86 babies 12
  59. 59 Brent 85 babies 32
  60. 60 Kyle 85 babies 7
  61. 61 Tony 85 babies 8
  62. 62 Ben 84 babies 7
  63. 63 Jacob 83 babies 5
  64. 64 Brendon 80 babies 3
  65. 65 Troy 79 babies 2
  66. 66 Joel 77 babies 6
  67. 67 Dylan 76 babies 3
  68. 68 Raymond 76 babies 25
  69. 69 Kieran 74 babies 17
  70. 70 Charles 72 babies 13
  71. 71 Douglas 72 babies 13
  72. 72 Grant 72 babies 9
  73. 73 Ian 70 babies 19
  74. 74 Shannon 69 babies 8
  75. 75 Brendan 68 babies 2
  76. 76 Glen 68 babies 4
  77. 77 Ricky 68 babies 11
  78. 78 Adrian 66 babies 9
  79. 79 Kevin 64 babies 3
  80. 80 Sean 64 babies 9
  81. 81 Jordan 63 babies 6
  82. 82 Dean 62 babies 23
  83. 83 Ross 61 babies 13
  84. 84 Logan 59 babies 6
  85. 85 Jonathon 58 babies 18
  86. 86 Caleb 56 babies 12
  87. 87 Todd 56 babies 38
  88. 88 Isaac 55 babies 26
  89. 89 Jesse 55 babies 39
  90. 90 Stuart 55 babies 35
  91. 91 Alan 54 babies 16
  92. 92 Dion 54 babies 46
  93. 93 Wayne 54 babies 11
  94. 94 Kane 53 babies 12
  95. 95 Ashley 52 babies 13
  96. 96 Leon 52 babies 2
  97. 97 Martin 52 babies 9
  98. 98 Brian 51 babies 4
  99. 99 Darren 51 babies 27
  100. 100 Jeffrey 51 babies 11

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sarah 667 babies =
  2. 2 Jessica 447 babies 3
  3. 3 Rebecca 402 babies 1
  4. 4 Amy 325 babies 3
  5. 5 Emma 320 babies 2
  6. 6 Lisa 290 babies =
  7. 7 Melissa 290 babies 1
  8. 8 Kelly 272 babies 4
  9. 9 Nicola 268 babies 2
  10. 10 Anna 265 babies 1
  11. 11 Rachel 263 babies 1
  12. 12 Michelle 235 babies =
  13. 13 Amanda 230 babies 1
  14. 14 Elizabeth 212 babies 5
  15. 15 Stacey 204 babies 6
  16. 16 Natalie 201 babies 7
  17. 17 Gemma 195 babies 21
  18. 18 Jennifer 195 babies 3
  19. 19 Laura 195 babies 5
  20. 20 Kate 194 babies 2
  21. 21 Renee 191 babies 1
  22. 22 Hayley 188 babies 5
  23. 23 Kylie 178 babies 5
  24. 24 Hannah 175 babies 4
  25. 25 Natasha 166 babies 9
  26. 26 Angela 164 babies 13
  27. 27 Stephanie 151 babies 9
  28. 28 Tracey 133 babies 1
  29. 29 Melanie 131 babies 3
  30. 30 Megan 130 babies 2
  31. 31 Tania 130 babies 4
  32. 32 Katherine 126 babies 20
  33. 33 Claire 120 babies 3
  34. 34 Nicole 120 babies 11
  35. 35 Erin 118 babies 5
  36. 36 Holly 118 babies 35
  37. 37 Catherine 114 babies 4
  38. 38 Rachael 113 babies 1
  39. 39 Julia 112 babies 14
  40. 40 Lauren 111 babies 15
  41. 41 Katie 108 babies 1
  42. 42 Danielle 106 babies 1
  43. 43 Kirsty 106 babies 13
  44. 44 Victoria 106 babies 7
  45. 45 Aimee 104 babies 14
  46. 46 Kathryn 102 babies 22
  47. 47 Amber 98 babies 12
  48. 48 Vanessa 97 babies 2
  49. 49 Kimberley 96 babies 5
  50. 50 Jenna 93 babies 47
  51. 51 Louise 92 babies 17
  52. 52 Olivia 92 babies 6
  53. 53 Sophie 92 babies 48
  54. 54 Helen 90 babies 3
  55. 55 Samantha 90 babies 25
  56. 56 Alice 89 babies 14
  57. 57 Joanna 88 babies 3
  58. 58 Alana 87 babies 10
  59. 59 Charlotte 87 babies 18
  60. 60 Caroline 86 babies 17
  61. 61 Katrina 85 babies 11
  62. 62 Joanne 84 babies 13
  63. 63 Monique 84 babies 4
  64. 64 Toni 83 babies 14
  65. 65 Emily 82 babies 18
  66. 66 Shannon 81 babies 6
  67. 67 Jasmine 79 babies 20
  68. 68 Andrea 78 babies 11
  69. 69 Lucy 78 babies 5
  70. 70 Mary 78 babies 11
  71. 71 Sara 78 babies 5
  72. 72 Casey 77 babies 13
  73. 73 Jane 77 babies 2
  74. 74 Rochelle 77 babies 7
  75. 75 Jacqueline 76 babies 9
  76. 76 Christine 71 babies 23
  77. 77 Maria 71 babies 4
  78. 78 Alicia 70 babies 10
  79. 79 Kim 68 babies 10
  80. 80 Margaret 65 babies 64
  81. 81 Rebekah 65 babies 10
  82. 82 Christina 62 babies 16
  83. 83 Bridget 61 babies 1
  84. 84 Krystal 61 babies 21
  85. 85 Julie 59 babies 23
  86. 86 Susan 59 babies 7
  87. 87 Tracy 59 babies 21
  88. 88 Fiona 58 babies 23
  89. 89 Karen 58 babies 28
  90. 90 Crystal 57 babies 37
  91. 91 Donna 57 babies 17
  92. 92 Naomi 56 babies =
  93. 93 Frances 55 babies 4
  94. 94 Paula 55 babies 11
  95. 95 Tara 55 babies 105
  96. 96 Teresa 53 babies 4
  97. 97 Deborah 52 babies 6
  98. 98 Anita 51 babies 12
  99. 99 Ruth 51 babies 20
  100. 100 Kathleen 50 babies 8

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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