New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2000

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 Joshua 646 babies =
  2. 2 Jack 477 babies 3
  3. 3 Samuel 432 babies 1
  4. 4 James 423 babies 4
  5. 5 Matthew 409 babies 2
  6. 6 Liam 397 babies 4
  7. 7 Daniel 396 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 393 babies 1
  9. 9 Jacob 370 babies 1
  10. 10 Benjamin 342 babies 4
  11. 11 Cameron 309 babies 6
  12. 12 Ethan 302 babies 7
  13. 13 Caleb 298 babies =
  14. 14 Dylan 290 babies =
  15. 15 William 285 babies =
  16. 16 Michael 276 babies =
  17. 17 Jordan 274 babies 5
  18. 18 Luke 224 babies 2
  19. 19 Ryan 221 babies 1
  20. 20 Connor 210 babies 9
  21. 21 Jayden 209 babies 3
  22. 22 Nathan 200 babies =
  23. 23 Joseph 199 babies 2
  24. 24 Nicholas 180 babies 1
  25. 25 Alexander 179 babies =
  26. 26 Oliver 172 babies 8
  27. 27 Callum 164 babies 1
  28. 28 David 157 babies 8
  29. 29 Logan 151 babies 3
  30. 30 George 150 babies 10
  31. 31 Hamish 148 babies 4
  32. 32 Isaac 148 babies 6
  33. 33 Andrew 147 babies 2
  34. 34 Jackson 137 babies 9
  35. 35 Mitchell 132 babies 2
  36. 36 Blake 129 babies 29
  37. 37 Lachlan 129 babies 12
  38. 38 Harrison 127 babies 4
  39. 39 Jesse 127 babies =
  40. 40 Tyler 127 babies 9
  41. 41 Max 126 babies 4
  42. 42 Bailey 122 babies 12
  43. 43 Cody 121 babies 23
  44. 44 Christopher 116 babies 7
  45. 45 Bradley 111 babies 13
  46. 46 Adam 108 babies =
  47. 47 Hayden 107 babies 3
  48. 48 Jamie 106 babies 10
  49. 49 Levi 105 babies 22
  50. 50 John 104 babies 9
  51. 51 Reuben 97 babies 19
  52. 52 Zachary 96 babies =
  53. 53 Sean 95 babies 24
  54. 54 Patrick 92 babies 15
  55. 55 Finn 90 babies 13
  56. 56 Christian 89 babies 4
  57. 57 Henry 88 babies =
  58. 58 Jason 87 babies 25
  59. 59 Joel 86 babies 2
  60. 60 Jonathan 86 babies 10
  61. 61 Sam 86 babies 13
  62. 62 Aaron 85 babies 6
  63. 63 Harry 85 babies 1
  64. 64 Kyle 82 babies 5
  65. 65 Ben 81 babies 14
  66. 66 Jake 81 babies 12
  67. 67 Jared 80 babies =
  68. 68 Anthony 79 babies 15
  69. 69 Timothy 79 babies 22
  70. 70 Robert 78 babies 15
  71. 71 Zane 76 babies 27
  72. 72 Scott 75 babies 3
  73. 73 Alex 73 babies 25
  74. 74 Angus 71 babies 11
  75. 75 Aidan 70 babies 2
  76. 76 Elijah 69 babies 23
  77. 77 Brandon 68 babies 4
  78. 78 Peter 68 babies 6
  79. 79 Cole 66 babies 34
  80. 80 Taylor 66 babies 18
  81. 81 Xavier 65 babies =
  82. 82 Flynn 64 babies 4
  83. 83 Dominic 60 babies 18
  84. 84 Mark 60 babies 30
  85. 85 Sione 59 babies 24
  86. 86 Campbell 57 babies 7
  87. 87 Tyrone 57 babies 20
  88. 88 Hunter 56 babies 1
  89. 89 Josh 56 babies 29
  90. 90 Kieran 56 babies 7
  91. 91 Mason 56 babies 17
  92. 92 Troy 56 babies 1
  93. 93 Louis 55 babies 9
  94. 94 Justin 54 babies 1
  95. 95 Taine 54 babies 19
  96. 96 Riley 53 babies 24
  97. 97 Isaiah 52 babies 45
  98. 98 Jakob 52 babies 33
  99. 99 Oscar 52 babies 3
  100. 100 Regan 52 babies 12

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Olivia 385 babies 2
  2. 2 Jessica 376 babies 1
  3. 3 Hannah 359 babies 2
  4. 4 Georgia 344 babies 2
  5. 5 Grace 298 babies 1
  6. 6 Sophie 285 babies 2
  7. 7 Emma 268 babies 3
  8. 8 Emily 258 babies 2
  9. 9 Sarah 232 babies 2
  10. 10 Samantha 217 babies 1
  11. 11 Caitlin 206 babies =
  12. 12 Ella 165 babies =
  13. 13 Amy 164 babies 12
  14. 14 Kate 162 babies 2
  15. 15 Rebecca 152 babies =
  16. 16 Charlotte 150 babies 3
  17. 17 Courtney 147 babies 1
  18. 18 Madison 146 babies 2
  19. 19 Paige 140 babies 3
  20. 20 Brooke 138 babies 7
  21. 21 Holly 137 babies 10
  22. 22 Zoe 137 babies 22
  23. 23 Jade 132 babies =
  24. 24 Lucy 132 babies 3
  25. 25 Isabella 125 babies 2
  26. 26 Laura 125 babies 2
  27. 27 Anna 122 babies 3
  28. 28 Danielle 122 babies 2
  29. 29 Jasmine 119 babies 5
  30. 30 Chloe 118 babies 1
  31. 31 Ruby 113 babies 2
  32. 32 Ashleigh 108 babies 3
  33. 33 Tayla 106 babies 19
  34. 34 Lauren 104 babies 2
  35. 35 Lily 97 babies 28
  36. 36 Alexandra 93 babies 6
  37. 37 Kayla 91 babies 15
  38. 38 Nicole 91 babies 8
  39. 39 Renee 89 babies 27
  40. 40 Rachel 87 babies =
  41. 41 Amelia 86 babies 20
  42. 42 Amber 85 babies 13
  43. 43 Victoria 85 babies 11
  44. 44 Katie 84 babies 6
  45. 45 Mikayla 84 babies 1
  46. 46 Brittany 83 babies 9
  47. 47 Brianna 82 babies 9
  48. 48 Elizabeth 82 babies 3
  49. 49 Molly 82 babies 25
  50. 50 Shania 82 babies 33
  51. 51 Megan 81 babies 12
  52. 52 Hayley 80 babies 11
  53. 53 Maddison 78 babies 4
  54. 54 Natasha 78 babies 3
  55. 55 Taylor 76 babies 12
  56. 56 Chelsea 74 babies 8
  57. 57 Angel 72 babies 20
  58. 58 Ashley 72 babies 7
  59. 59 Aimee 71 babies 1
  60. 60 Nikita 71 babies 13
  61. 61 Paris 71 babies 23
  62. 62 Rose 68 babies 2
  63. 63 Claudia 67 babies 10
  64. 64 Gabrielle 67 babies 11
  65. 65 Sophia 67 babies 7
  66. 66 Shannon 66 babies 3
  67. 67 Eden 64 babies 5
  68. 68 Abigail 63 babies 11
  69. 69 Britney 62 babies 45
  70. 70 Monique 61 babies 11
  71. 71 Leah 59 babies 45
  72. 72 Phoebe 59 babies 8
  73. 73 Michaela 57 babies 5
  74. 74 Tessa 56 babies 23
  75. 75 Stephanie 55 babies 8
  76. 76 Summer 55 babies 20
  77. 77 Alice 54 babies 23
  78. 78 Alyssa 53 babies 8
  79. 79 Destiny 53 babies 53
  80. 80 Maria 53 babies 1
  81. 81 Melissa 53 babies 10
  82. 82 Brooklyn 52 babies 137
  83. 83 Casey 52 babies 5
  84. 84 Jenna 52 babies 77
  85. 85 Cheyenne 51 babies 12
  86. 86 Faith 51 babies 47
  87. 87 Gemma 51 babies 53
  88. 88 Hope 51 babies 37
  89. 89 Katelyn 51 babies 6
  90. 90 Maia 51 babies 10
  91. 91 Tiana 51 babies 2
  92. 92 Mackenzie 50 babies 11
  93. 93 Julia 49 babies 5
  94. 94 Niamh 49 babies 75
  95. 95 Natalie 48 babies 26
  96. 96 Briana 47 babies 33
  97. 97 Jennifer 46 babies 3
  98. 98 Madeline 46 babies 13
  99. 99 Tyla 46 babies 19
  100. 100 Morgan 45 babies 15

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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