New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2006

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 536 babies =
  2. 2 Joshua 408 babies =
  3. 3 Daniel 371 babies 1
  4. 4 James 361 babies 1
  5. 5 William 334 babies 2
  6. 6 Samuel 326 babies 3
  7. 7 Jacob 308 babies 2
  8. 8 Thomas 295 babies 4
  9. 9 Benjamin 285 babies 3
  10. 10 Ryan 284 babies 1
  11. 11 Liam 278 babies 3
  12. 12 Oliver 271 babies 2
  13. 13 Ethan 260 babies 3
  14. 14 Matthew 253 babies 1
  15. 15 Luke 251 babies 1
  16. 16 Noah 235 babies 1
  17. 17 Caleb 219 babies 2
  18. 18 Max 218 babies 1
  19. 19 Jayden 207 babies 5
  20. 20 Logan 207 babies 2
  21. 21 Dylan 202 babies 2
  22. 22 Connor 191 babies 4
  23. 23 Alexander 186 babies 2
  24. 24 Blake 180 babies 5
  25. 25 Riley 172 babies 3
  26. 26 Nathan 166 babies =
  27. 27 Charlie 165 babies 35
  28. 28 Tyler 160 babies 4
  29. 29 Joseph 156 babies 2
  30. 30 George 155 babies =
  31. 31 Lucas 149 babies 22
  32. 32 Harrison 148 babies 1
  33. 33 Lachlan 147 babies 3
  34. 34 Cameron 146 babies 14
  35. 35 Jordan 143 babies 10
  36. 36 Isaac 135 babies 1
  37. 37 Michael 133 babies 6
  38. 38 Alex 129 babies 4
  39. 39 Finn 123 babies 1
  40. 40 Oscar 119 babies 16
  41. 41 Jackson 118 babies 3
  42. 42 Hunter 108 babies 3
  43. 43 Cody 105 babies 5
  44. 44 Harry 103 babies 3
  45. 45 Levi 102 babies 8
  46. 46 Adam 100 babies 34
  47. 47 Flynn 99 babies 3
  48. 48 Nicholas 99 babies 6
  49. 49 Joel 97 babies 7
  50. 50 Jake 96 babies 7
  51. 51 Toby 94 babies 20
  52. 52 Callum 92 babies 17
  53. 53 Jesse 92 babies 4
  54. 54 Xavier 92 babies 3
  55. 55 Zachary 90 babies 10
  56. 56 John 89 babies 9
  57. 57 Henry 88 babies 2
  58. 58 Seth 88 babies 7
  59. 59 Angus 87 babies 15
  60. 60 Jamie 87 babies 1
  61. 61 Bailey 86 babies 4
  62. 62 David 86 babies 16
  63. 63 Sam 86 babies 15
  64. 64 Ashton 82 babies 4
  65. 65 Hamish 80 babies 7
  66. 66 Sean 79 babies 11
  67. 67 Sebastian 79 babies 27
  68. 68 Christopher 78 babies 2
  69. 69 Mitchell 78 babies 8
  70. 70 Charles 77 babies 2
  71. 71 Leo 77 babies 11
  72. 72 Aidan 76 babies 9
  73. 73 Elijah 76 babies 6
  74. 74 Hayden 76 babies 2
  75. 75 Andrew 73 babies 23
  76. 76 Kaleb 73 babies 16
  77. 77 Ben 72 babies 13
  78. 78 Cooper 72 babies 31
  79. 79 Troy 72 babies 5
  80. 80 Luca 69 babies 10
  81. 81 Aaron 68 babies 15
  82. 82 Mason 68 babies 14
  83. 83 Dominic 67 babies 13
  84. 84 Jonathan 66 babies 1
  85. 85 Phoenix 66 babies 8
  86. 86 Quinn 64 babies =
  87. 87 Taylor 64 babies 12
  88. 88 Brooklyn 63 babies =
  89. 89 Christian 62 babies 10
  90. 90 Cole 59 babies 7
  91. 91 Robert 58 babies 7
  92. 92 Carlos 57 babies 13
  93. 93 Kyle 57 babies 12
  94. 94 Edward 56 babies 3
  95. 95 Carter 55 babies 34
  96. 96 Gabriel 55 babies 7
  97. 97 Patrick 54 babies 24
  98. 98 Reuben 54 babies 11
  99. 99 Vincent 54 babies 18
  100. 100 Felix 51 babies 33

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Ella 323 babies 1
  2. 2 Charlotte 322 babies 1
  3. 3 Sophie 296 babies 3
  4. 4 Emma 284 babies 3
  5. 5 Olivia 278 babies 1
  6. 6 Emily 277 babies 2
  7. 7 Jessica 262 babies 2
  8. 8 Grace 261 babies 1
  9. 9 Hannah 255 babies =
  10. 10 Lily 235 babies 3
  11. 11 Isabella 225 babies 1
  12. 12 Lucy 194 babies 3
  13. 13 Chloe 191 babies 7
  14. 14 Zoe 183 babies 7
  15. 15 Ruby 174 babies 5
  16. 16 Georgia 168 babies =
  17. 17 Amelia 166 babies 2
  18. 18 Maia 166 babies 4
  19. 19 Paige 166 babies 8
  20. 20 Madison 156 babies 9
  21. 21 Brooke 155 babies 4
  22. 22 Samantha 152 babies 1
  23. 23 Holly 151 babies 5
  24. 24 Sarah 150 babies 2
  25. 25 Ava 143 babies 22
  26. 26 Mia 140 babies 4
  27. 27 Jasmine 131 babies =
  28. 28 Kate 123 babies 6
  29. 29 Hayley 122 babies 2
  30. 30 Caitlin 120 babies 6
  31. 31 Jade 114 babies 6
  32. 32 Sophia 106 babies 3
  33. 33 Amber 102 babies 1
  34. 34 Eva 102 babies 24
  35. 35 Molly 100 babies 1
  36. 36 Amy 95 babies 8
  37. 37 Katie 93 babies 3
  38. 38 Keira 91 babies 44
  39. 39 Anna 90 babies 6
  40. 40 Sienna 90 babies 56
  41. 41 Summer 89 babies 3
  42. 42 Zara 88 babies 20
  43. 43 Maddison 85 babies 5
  44. 44 Elizabeth 84 babies 7
  45. 45 Kayla 84 babies 5
  46. 46 Isla 83 babies 39
  47. 47 Abigail 82 babies 1
  48. 48 Brianna 80 babies 13
  49. 49 Alyssa 79 babies 6
  50. 50 Danielle 78 babies 11
  51. 51 Rebecca 78 babies 10
  52. 52 Jorja 72 babies 7
  53. 53 Leah 72 babies 3
  54. 54 Aaliyah 70 babies =
  55. 55 Alexandra 70 babies 12
  56. 56 Ashley 68 babies 12
  57. 57 Tayla 68 babies 7
  58. 58 Phoebe 67 babies 9
  59. 59 Riley 66 babies 6
  60. 60 Lauren 65 babies 18
  61. 61 Mya 65 babies 8
  62. 62 Alice 63 babies 2
  63. 63 Stella 63 babies 21
  64. 64 Mackenzie 61 babies 15
  65. 65 Angel 58 babies 1
  66. 66 Eden 58 babies 14
  67. 67 Laura 58 babies 3
  68. 68 Nikita 58 babies 19
  69. 69 Isabelle 56 babies 1
  70. 70 Kaitlyn 56 babies 32
  71. 71 Mikayla 56 babies 22
  72. 72 Poppy 56 babies 19
  73. 73 Abby 55 babies 10
  74. 74 Caitlyn 54 babies 2
  75. 75 Lilly 54 babies 8
  76. 76 Trinity 54 babies 25
  77. 77 Harmony 53 babies 12
  78. 78 Gabrielle 52 babies 73
  79. 79 Ashlee 50 babies 5
  80. 80 Bella 50 babies 5
  81. 81 Brooklyn 50 babies 5
  82. 82 Chelsea 50 babies 68
  83. 83 Nevaeh 50 babies 186
  84. 84 Nicole 50 babies 27
  85. 85 Scarlett 50 babies 8
  86. 86 Libby 48 babies 67
  87. 87 Rose 48 babies 14
  88. 88 Taylor 48 babies 13
  89. 89 Jessie 47 babies 16
  90. 90 Faith 46 babies 13
  91. 91 Isabel 46 babies 43
  92. 92 Maria 46 babies 31
  93. 93 Maya 46 babies 9
  94. 94 Rachel 46 babies 23
  95. 95 Tessa 46 babies 89
  96. 96 Skye 45 babies 20
  97. 97 Aimee 44 babies 37
  98. 98 Anahera 44 babies 1
  99. 99 Courtney 44 babies 34
  100. 100 Anika 43 babies 10

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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