New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2002

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 492 babies =
  2. 2 Jack 477 babies =
  3. 3 Samuel 383 babies =
  4. 4 Benjamin 380 babies =
  5. 5 James 355 babies 1
  6. 6 Ethan 351 babies 6
  7. 7 Liam 324 babies 2
  8. 8 Daniel 311 babies 2
  9. 9 Thomas 311 babies 4
  10. 10 Jacob 308 babies 3
  11. 11 Matthew 299 babies 3
  12. 12 William 289 babies 1
  13. 13 Caleb 271 babies =
  14. 14 Jayden 228 babies 8
  15. 15 Ryan 224 babies 4
  16. 16 Oliver 217 babies 12
  17. 17 Jordan 214 babies 4
  18. 18 Dylan 200 babies 4
  19. 19 Logan 200 babies 1
  20. 20 Luke 195 babies 3
  21. 21 Cameron 186 babies 6
  22. 22 Blake 181 babies 29
  23. 23 Connor 175 babies 7
  24. 24 Alexander 174 babies =
  25. 25 Nathan 166 babies 2
  26. 26 Michael 163 babies 6
  27. 27 Joseph 156 babies 4
  28. 28 Max 150 babies 3
  29. 29 George 149 babies 4
  30. 30 Jackson 143 babies 4
  31. 31 Nicholas 133 babies 2
  32. 32 Tyler 132 babies 3
  33. 33 Harrison 129 babies 1
  34. 34 Adam 121 babies 6
  35. 35 Lachlan 118 babies 3
  36. 36 Hamish 110 babies 3
  37. 37 Mitchell 109 babies 3
  38. 38 Ben 107 babies 15
  39. 39 Andrew 106 babies 10
  40. 40 Isaac 105 babies 9
  41. 41 Callum 102 babies 5
  42. 42 David 102 babies 12
  43. 43 Cody 101 babies 4
  44. 44 John 100 babies 2
  45. 45 Alex 99 babies 23
  46. 46 Henry 99 babies 8
  47. 47 Jake 99 babies 14
  48. 48 Bailey 98 babies 2
  49. 49 Joel 95 babies 20
  50. 50 Hayden 92 babies 6
  51. 51 Reuben 92 babies 1
  52. 52 Lucas 90 babies 9
  53. 53 Jamie 88 babies 6
  54. 54 Jonathan 88 babies 8
  55. 55 Levi 87 babies 7
  56. 56 Christopher 86 babies 10
  57. 57 Elijah 86 babies 20
  58. 58 Riley 85 babies 6
  59. 59 Zachary 85 babies 14
  60. 60 Harry 83 babies 19
  61. 61 Sean 79 babies 3
  62. 62 Jesse 78 babies 2
  63. 63 Bradley 76 babies 7
  64. 64 Finn 76 babies 27
  65. 65 Hunter 76 babies 29
  66. 66 Dominic 75 babies 14
  67. 67 Flynn 75 babies 20
  68. 68 Aidan 74 babies 12
  69. 69 Xavier 74 babies 12
  70. 70 Noah 72 babies 27
  71. 71 Mason 71 babies 24
  72. 72 Kyle 69 babies 6
  73. 73 Sam 69 babies 16
  74. 74 Angus 68 babies 11
  75. 75 Anthony 67 babies 2
  76. 76 Brandon 66 babies 28
  77. 77 Brayden 66 babies 19
  78. 78 Patrick 65 babies 23
  79. 79 Oscar 63 babies 4
  80. 80 Sebastian 63 babies 81
  81. 81 Jason 62 babies 10
  82. 82 Kaleb 62 babies 7
  83. 83 Timothy 62 babies 11
  84. 84 Christian 61 babies 19
  85. 85 Toby 60 babies 20
  86. 86 Zane 59 babies 4
  87. 87 Cole 58 babies 21
  88. 88 Jared 56 babies 14
  89. 89 Robert 56 babies 22
  90. 90 Taylor 56 babies 14
  91. 91 Campbell 53 babies 10
  92. 92 Trent 53 babies 36
  93. 93 Aaron 52 babies 9
  94. 94 Charles 51 babies 9
  95. 95 Marcus 50 babies 47
  96. 96 Scott 50 babies 3
  97. 97 Brodie 49 babies 32
  98. 98 Gabriel 49 babies 35
  99. 99 Leo 48 babies 32
  100. 100 Jakob 47 babies 22

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Olivia 332 babies 3
  2. 2 Jessica 322 babies 1
  3. 3 Hannah 314 babies 1
  4. 4 Emma 309 babies 1
  5. 5 Sophie 307 babies 1
  6. 6 Grace 284 babies 3
  7. 7 Emily 256 babies 3
  8. 8 Ella 255 babies 4
  9. 9 Sarah 233 babies =
  10. 10 Georgia 223 babies 3
  11. 11 Charlotte 203 babies 5
  12. 12 Caitlin 199 babies 1
  13. 13 Samantha 188 babies 5
  14. 14 Paige 174 babies 11
  15. 15 Lucy 160 babies 5
  16. 16 Isabella 158 babies 1
  17. 17 Holly 150 babies 4
  18. 18 Madison 149 babies 4
  19. 19 Chloe 141 babies 15
  20. 20 Brooke 136 babies 7
  21. 21 Zoe 136 babies 3
  22. 22 Ruby 131 babies 6
  23. 23 Amy 129 babies 4
  24. 24 Anna 128 babies =
  25. 25 Kate 128 babies 8
  26. 26 Lily 128 babies 1
  27. 27 Jade 125 babies 4
  28. 28 Rebecca 124 babies 6
  29. 29 Jasmine 109 babies 3
  30. 30 Amelia 103 babies 12
  31. 31 Danielle 102 babies 1
  32. 32 Elizabeth 95 babies 18
  33. 33 Nikita 91 babies 10
  34. 34 Tayla 90 babies 1
  35. 35 Lauren 89 babies 13
  36. 36 Abigail 88 babies 27
  37. 37 Ashleigh 85 babies 3
  38. 38 Kayla 85 babies 7
  39. 39 Molly 84 babies 3
  40. 40 Mia 83 babies 25
  41. 41 Renee 83 babies 4
  42. 42 Aaliyah 81 babies 35
  43. 43 Maddison 81 babies 4
  44. 44 Katie 80 babies 11
  45. 45 Laura 80 babies 8
  46. 46 Sophia 78 babies 13
  47. 47 Alyssa 77 babies 2
  48. 48 Victoria 77 babies 9
  49. 49 Amber 76 babies 17
  50. 50 Alexandra 75 babies 21
  51. 51 Nicole 74 babies 13
  52. 52 Hayley 71 babies 5
  53. 53 Phoebe 69 babies 17
  54. 54 Courtney 68 babies 19
  55. 55 Mikayla 68 babies 1
  56. 56 Alice 66 babies 15
  57. 57 Gemma 66 babies 15
  58. 58 Brianna 65 babies 12
  59. 59 Paris 65 babies 14
  60. 60 Megan 64 babies 9
  61. 61 Rachel 63 babies =
  62. 62 Angel 58 babies 7
  63. 63 Ashley 58 babies 3
  64. 64 Eden 58 babies 17
  65. 65 Taylor 57 babies 12
  66. 66 Aimee 56 babies 1
  67. 67 Kaitlyn 56 babies 13
  68. 68 Maia 56 babies 2
  69. 69 Melissa 55 babies 9
  70. 70 Mya 55 babies 70
  71. 71 Maria 53 babies 33
  72. 72 Stella 52 babies 8
  73. 73 Abby 51 babies 11
  74. 74 Jamie 51 babies 83
  75. 75 Leah 51 babies 17
  76. 76 Natasha 51 babies 32
  77. 77 Trinity 51 babies 14
  78. 78 Caitlyn 50 babies 14
  79. 79 Claudia 50 babies 25
  80. 80 Destiny 50 babies 28
  81. 81 Jessie 50 babies 14
  82. 82 Katelyn 50 babies 8
  83. 83 Faith 49 babies 5
  84. 84 Jemma 49 babies 13
  85. 85 Shakira 49 babies new
  86. 86 Brooklyn 48 babies 4
  87. 87 Eva 48 babies 25
  88. 88 Madeleine 47 babies 15
  89. 89 Monique 47 babies 30
  90. 90 Ariana 46 babies 11
  91. 91 Catherine 46 babies 5
  92. 92 Tiana 46 babies 16
  93. 93 Jennifer 45 babies 9
  94. 94 Tessa 45 babies 13
  95. 95 Zara 45 babies 27
  96. 96 Christina 44 babies 19
  97. 97 Isabelle 44 babies 8
  98. 98 Rose 44 babies 11
  99. 99 Jenna 43 babies =
  100. 100 Natalie 43 babies 17

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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