New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2008

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 449 babies =
  2. 2 James 382 babies 1
  3. 3 William 354 babies 2
  4. 4 Samuel 345 babies 4
  5. 5 Joshua 330 babies 3
  6. 6 Riley 329 babies 11
  7. 7 Liam 306 babies 5
  8. 8 Oliver 301 babies 2
  9. 9 Benjamin 293 babies 2
  10. 10 Daniel 288 babies 6
  11. 11 Jacob 265 babies 1
  12. 12 Thomas 265 babies 1
  13. 13 Jayden 252 babies 5
  14. 14 Noah 251 babies 1
  15. 15 Ethan 250 babies 6
  16. 16 Ryan 241 babies 5
  17. 17 Lucas 235 babies 1
  18. 18 Luke 229 babies 4
  19. 19 Hunter 225 babies 4
  20. 20 Max 225 babies 4
  21. 21 Matthew 217 babies 2
  22. 22 Alexander 202 babies 2
  23. 23 Lachlan 201 babies 3
  24. 24 Dylan 199 babies 3
  25. 25 Connor 184 babies 3
  26. 26 Blake 182 babies 4
  27. 27 Tyler 173 babies 2
  28. 28 Caleb 167 babies 3
  29. 29 Charlie 160 babies 4
  30. 30 George 156 babies 2
  31. 31 Joseph 153 babies 1
  32. 32 Cooper 150 babies 10
  33. 33 Nathan 142 babies 1
  34. 34 Logan 140 babies 7
  35. 35 Alex 137 babies =
  36. 36 Cameron 133 babies 5
  37. 37 Michael 132 babies 1
  38. 38 Harrison 131 babies 1
  39. 39 Isaac 122 babies 2
  40. 40 Jackson 120 babies 4
  41. 41 Harry 116 babies 1
  42. 42 Toby 116 babies 6
  43. 43 Xavier 115 babies 17
  44. 44 Jordan 114 babies 1
  45. 45 Levi 113 babies 1
  46. 46 Jake 112 babies 1
  47. 47 Ashton 111 babies 6
  48. 48 Jesse 109 babies 16
  49. 49 Finn 107 babies 13
  50. 50 Oscar 103 babies 3
  51. 51 Elijah 100 babies 5
  52. 52 Cody 99 babies 1
  53. 53 Leo 99 babies 5
  54. 54 John 98 babies 11
  55. 55 Mason 97 babies 1
  56. 56 Luca 96 babies 4
  57. 57 Aidan 92 babies 39
  58. 58 Charles 92 babies 13
  59. 59 Henry 92 babies 10
  60. 60 Flynn 91 babies 10
  61. 61 Kingston 91 babies 11
  62. 62 Jamie 90 babies 5
  63. 63 Adam 87 babies 11
  64. 64 David 85 babies 11
  65. 65 Joel 85 babies 3
  66. 66 Reuben 79 babies 13
  67. 67 Aaron 77 babies 10
  68. 68 Lincoln 76 babies 26
  69. 69 Nicholas 76 babies 8
  70. 70 Sam 76 babies 11
  71. 71 Bailey 75 babies 4
  72. 72 Christian 73 babies 16
  73. 73 Sebastian 72 babies 5
  74. 74 Seth 72 babies 8
  75. 75 Andrew 71 babies 8
  76. 76 Carter 71 babies 23
  77. 77 Zachary 71 babies 4
  78. 78 Angus 70 babies 11
  79. 79 Troy 70 babies 16
  80. 80 Ben 69 babies 25
  81. 81 Hamish 68 babies 11
  82. 82 Edward 67 babies 33
  83. 83 Robert 67 babies 3
  84. 84 Dominic 65 babies =
  85. 85 Phoenix 65 babies 2
  86. 86 Isaiah 64 babies =
  87. 87 Kyle 64 babies 53
  88. 88 Brooklyn 63 babies 13
  89. 89 Archie 62 babies 29
  90. 90 Callum 62 babies 14
  91. 91 Luka 61 babies 1
  92. 92 Christopher 60 babies 23
  93. 93 Hayden 60 babies 12
  94. 94 Felix 59 babies 27
  95. 95 Quinn 59 babies 8
  96. 96 Cole 57 babies 23
  97. 97 Aiden 56 babies 45
  98. 98 Sean 56 babies 13
  99. 99 Taylor 56 babies 17
  100. 100 Gabriel 55 babies 9

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sophie 356 babies 1
  2. 2 Olivia 310 babies 1
  3. 3 Ella 298 babies 2
  4. 4 Isabella 289 babies 6
  5. 5 Charlotte 267 babies =
  6. 6 Emma 257 babies 2
  7. 7 Lily 255 babies =
  8. 8 Emily 247 babies 2
  9. 9 Jessica 245 babies 2
  10. 10 Grace 236 babies 2
  11. 11 Hannah 232 babies 2
  12. 12 Chloe 227 babies 4
  13. 13 Ruby 212 babies 1
  14. 14 Lucy 203 babies 1
  15. 15 Amelia 196 babies 2
  16. 16 Ava 196 babies 3
  17. 17 Madison 184 babies 3
  18. 18 Maia 180 babies 7
  19. 19 Mia 171 babies 1
  20. 20 Zoe 167 babies 3
  21. 21 Holly 161 babies 1
  22. 22 Sophia 148 babies 6
  23. 23 Paige 146 babies 2
  24. 24 Georgia 144 babies 2
  25. 25 Brooke 143 babies 7
  26. 26 Kate 142 babies 3
  27. 27 Maddison 136 babies 4
  28. 28 Samantha 136 babies 1
  29. 29 Sienna 118 babies =
  30. 30 Isla 111 babies 19
  31. 31 Jade 108 babies 1
  32. 32 Sarah 106 babies 1
  33. 33 Katie 104 babies 9
  34. 34 Stella 104 babies 23
  35. 35 Eva 99 babies 6
  36. 36 Caitlin 97 babies 12
  37. 37 Hayley 97 babies 3
  38. 38 Jasmine 96 babies 1
  39. 39 Elizabeth 94 babies 16
  40. 40 Tayla 94 babies 14
  41. 41 Anna 92 babies 5
  42. 42 Bella 91 babies 5
  43. 43 Summer 91 babies 5
  44. 44 Amy 89 babies 9
  45. 45 Molly 87 babies 8
  46. 46 Isabelle 86 babies 1
  47. 47 Mikayla 85 babies 3
  48. 48 Abigail 83 babies 9
  49. 49 Keira 83 babies 6
  50. 50 Amber 81 babies 18
  51. 51 Kayla 81 babies =
  52. 52 Zara 80 babies 6
  53. 53 Alexis 76 babies 28
  54. 54 Millie 75 babies 41
  55. 55 Alyssa 74 babies 3
  56. 56 Aaliyah 73 babies 10
  57. 57 Eden 73 babies 17
  58. 58 Taylor 71 babies 12
  59. 59 Nevaeh 70 babies 23
  60. 60 Gemma 67 babies 26
  61. 61 Phoebe 66 babies 37
  62. 62 Rebecca 66 babies 2
  63. 63 Aria 64 babies 10
  64. 64 Danielle 64 babies 8
  65. 65 Mya 63 babies 25
  66. 66 Leah 61 babies 16
  67. 67 Brooklyn 60 babies 40
  68. 68 Poppy 60 babies 20
  69. 69 Ashley 59 babies 10
  70. 70 Harmony 59 babies 21
  71. 71 Laura 59 babies 39
  72. 72 Manaia 59 babies 21
  73. 73 Scarlett 57 babies 4
  74. 74 Victoria 56 babies 6
  75. 75 Jorja 55 babies 16
  76. 76 Maya 55 babies 13
  77. 77 Abby 54 babies 1
  78. 78 Angel 54 babies 6
  79. 79 Lilly 54 babies 5
  80. 80 Riley 54 babies 4
  81. 81 Rose 54 babies 12
  82. 82 Hazel 52 babies 26
  83. 83 Savannah 52 babies 18
  84. 84 Tessa 52 babies 15
  85. 85 Alexandra 51 babies 1
  86. 86 Natalie 50 babies 26
  87. 87 Peyton 50 babies 176
  88. 88 Sofia 49 babies 35
  89. 89 Lauren 48 babies 18
  90. 90 Maria 48 babies 15
  91. 91 Alice 47 babies 30
  92. 92 Gabrielle 47 babies 33
  93. 93 Anika 46 babies 57
  94. 94 Caitlyn 46 babies 32
  95. 95 Gabriella 46 babies 8
  96. 96 Lucia 46 babies 9
  97. 97 Madeleine 46 babies 29
  98. 98 Mila 46 babies 58
  99. 99 Trinity 46 babies 16
  100. 100 Ayla 45 babies 52

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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