New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2005

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 Jack 541 babies 1
  2. 2 Joshua 431 babies 1
  3. 3 Samuel 368 babies 1
  4. 4 Daniel 365 babies 2
  5. 5 James 349 babies 4
  6. 6 Benjamin 316 babies 3
  7. 7 William 311 babies 5
  8. 8 Liam 310 babies 2
  9. 9 Jacob 303 babies 1
  10. 10 Ethan 301 babies 5
  11. 11 Ryan 301 babies =
  12. 12 Thomas 296 babies 1
  13. 13 Matthew 274 babies 6
  14. 14 Oliver 265 babies 2
  15. 15 Caleb 240 babies 1
  16. 16 Luke 226 babies 3
  17. 17 Noah 217 babies 18
  18. 18 Connor 208 babies =
  19. 19 Max 195 babies 5
  20. 20 Cameron 191 babies 1
  21. 21 Alexander 189 babies 1
  22. 22 Logan 188 babies 2
  23. 23 Dylan 181 babies 8
  24. 24 Jayden 172 babies 7
  25. 25 Jordan 166 babies 5
  26. 26 Nathan 166 babies 3
  27. 27 Joseph 161 babies 2
  28. 28 Riley 155 babies 5
  29. 29 Blake 153 babies 2
  30. 30 George 152 babies 2
  31. 31 Michael 149 babies 5
  32. 32 Tyler 139 babies 2
  33. 33 Harrison 137 babies 11
  34. 34 Alex 134 babies 7
  35. 35 Isaac 129 babies 7
  36. 36 Lachlan 121 babies 3
  37. 37 Levi 118 babies 1
  38. 38 Cody 116 babies 2
  39. 39 Hunter 114 babies 14
  40. 40 Finn 113 babies 10
  41. 41 Harry 110 babies 3
  42. 42 Joel 110 babies 16
  43. 43 Jake 109 babies 13
  44. 44 Jackson 107 babies 7
  45. 45 Zachary 105 babies 24
  46. 46 David 102 babies 8
  47. 47 John 102 babies 1
  48. 48 Sam 101 babies 9
  49. 49 Jesse 100 babies 26
  50. 50 Flynn 99 babies 2
  51. 51 Seth 96 babies 25
  52. 52 Andrew 95 babies =
  53. 53 Lucas 94 babies 10
  54. 54 Nicholas 92 babies 15
  55. 55 Sean 92 babies 16
  56. 56 Oscar 91 babies 10
  57. 57 Xavier 91 babies 2
  58. 58 Hamish 90 babies 13
  59. 59 Henry 89 babies 3
  60. 60 Ashton 88 babies 19
  61. 61 Jamie 88 babies 1
  62. 62 Charlie 86 babies 13
  63. 63 Aidan 85 babies 15
  64. 64 Ben 84 babies 22
  65. 65 Bailey 82 babies 18
  66. 66 Aaron 79 babies 6
  67. 67 Elijah 79 babies 4
  68. 68 Mason 79 babies 6
  69. 69 Callum 78 babies 4
  70. 70 Christopher 78 babies 3
  71. 71 Toby 75 babies 12
  72. 72 Charles 74 babies 15
  73. 73 Patrick 73 babies 6
  74. 74 Angus 72 babies 3
  75. 75 Anthony 72 babies 5
  76. 76 Hayden 72 babies 10
  77. 77 Mitchell 72 babies 13
  78. 78 Brayden 71 babies 3
  79. 79 Christian 69 babies 22
  80. 80 Adam 68 babies 29
  81. 81 Kyle 66 babies 18
  82. 82 Leo 66 babies 9
  83. 83 Cole 65 babies 13
  84. 84 Troy 64 babies =
  85. 85 Jonathan 62 babies 17
  86. 86 Quinn 62 babies 6
  87. 87 Reuben 62 babies 26
  88. 88 Brooklyn 61 babies 12
  89. 89 Gabriel 61 babies 5
  90. 90 Luca 58 babies 1
  91. 91 Edward 57 babies 14
  92. 92 Kaleb 57 babies 13
  93. 93 Phoenix 56 babies 3
  94. 94 Sebastian 56 babies 8
  95. 95 Nathaniel 55 babies 2
  96. 96 Dominic 52 babies 8
  97. 97 Marcus 52 babies 34
  98. 98 Robert 52 babies 16
  99. 99 Taylor 51 babies 23
  100. 100 Timothy 50 babies 7

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Emma 343 babies =
  2. 2 Ella 322 babies 1
  3. 3 Charlotte 319 babies 1
  4. 4 Olivia 291 babies 4
  5. 5 Jessica 285 babies 2
  6. 6 Sophie 274 babies 2
  7. 7 Grace 272 babies 2
  8. 8 Emily 239 babies 2
  9. 9 Hannah 239 babies 4
  10. 10 Ruby 199 babies 11
  11. 11 Paige 194 babies 4
  12. 12 Isabella 193 babies 2
  13. 13 Lily 188 babies 3
  14. 14 Maia 188 babies 15
  15. 15 Lucy 182 babies 1
  16. 16 Georgia 178 babies 5
  17. 17 Brooke 176 babies 4
  18. 18 Holly 171 babies =
  19. 19 Amelia 165 babies 4
  20. 20 Chloe 165 babies =
  21. 21 Zoe 163 babies 2
  22. 22 Kate 148 babies 4
  23. 23 Samantha 148 babies 11
  24. 24 Caitlin 147 babies 1
  25. 25 Jade 147 babies 2
  26. 26 Sarah 143 babies 9
  27. 27 Jasmine 137 babies 3
  28. 28 Amy 132 babies =
  29. 29 Madison 130 babies 7
  30. 30 Mia 129 babies 6
  31. 31 Hayley 128 babies 1
  32. 32 Amber 110 babies 1
  33. 33 Anna 109 babies 6
  34. 34 Katie 103 babies 12
  35. 35 Sophia 101 babies =
  36. 36 Molly 95 babies 2
  37. 37 Elizabeth 94 babies 4
  38. 38 Summer 93 babies 9
  39. 39 Danielle 88 babies 3
  40. 40 Kayla 87 babies 2
  41. 41 Rebecca 85 babies 7
  42. 42 Stella 85 babies 17
  43. 43 Alexandra 80 babies =
  44. 44 Ashley 78 babies =
  45. 45 Jorja 76 babies 8
  46. 46 Abigail 75 babies 3
  47. 47 Ava 75 babies 3
  48. 48 Maddison 75 babies 3
  49. 49 Mikayla 72 babies 8
  50. 50 Tayla 72 babies 12
  51. 51 Trinity 72 babies 9
  52. 52 Paris 68 babies 19
  53. 53 Mya 67 babies 16
  54. 54 Aaliyah 66 babies 68
  55. 55 Alyssa 66 babies 2
  56. 56 Leah 65 babies 4
  57. 57 Nicole 65 babies 4
  58. 58 Eva 64 babies 8
  59. 59 Victoria 63 babies 28
  60. 60 Aimee 62 babies 16
  61. 61 Brianna 62 babies 7
  62. 62 Zara 60 babies 13
  63. 63 Abby 59 babies 11
  64. 64 Alice 59 babies 8
  65. 65 Riley 58 babies 7
  66. 66 Angel 57 babies 8
  67. 67 Phoebe 57 babies 22
  68. 68 Isabelle 56 babies 13
  69. 69 Ashleigh 55 babies 19
  70. 70 Laura 53 babies 15
  71. 71 Rachel 53 babies 6
  72. 72 Caitlyn 51 babies 7
  73. 73 Rose 51 babies 5
  74. 74 Ashlee 50 babies 56
  75. 75 Bella 50 babies 2
  76. 76 Brooklyn 50 babies 13
  77. 77 Faith 50 babies 7
  78. 78 Lauren 50 babies 14
  79. 79 Mackenzie 50 babies 39
  80. 80 Eden 49 babies 9
  81. 81 Gemma 49 babies 1
  82. 82 Keira 49 babies 61
  83. 83 Lilly 49 babies 44
  84. 84 Maya 49 babies 17
  85. 85 Isla 48 babies 6
  86. 86 Natasha 48 babies 1
  87. 87 Nikita 48 babies 25
  88. 88 Jemma 47 babies 17
  89. 89 Harmony 46 babies 19
  90. 90 Madeleine 46 babies 12
  91. 91 Poppy 46 babies 38
  92. 92 Renee 46 babies =
  93. 93 Scarlett 46 babies 32
  94. 94 Katelyn 45 babies 26
  95. 95 Madeline 45 babies 11
  96. 96 Sienna 45 babies 145
  97. 97 Anahera 44 babies 15
  98. 98 Jordan 44 babies 16
  99. 99 Lydia 44 babies 13
  100. 100 Stephanie 44 babies 45

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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