New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2009

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 344 babies =
  2. 2 Oliver 342 babies 6
  3. 3 James 336 babies 1
  4. 4 William 329 babies 1
  5. 5 Joshua 327 babies =
  6. 6 Samuel 315 babies 2
  7. 7 Liam 312 babies =
  8. 8 Benjamin 289 babies 1
  9. 9 Daniel 265 babies 1
  10. 10 Riley 254 babies 4
  11. 11 Lucas 253 babies 6
  12. 12 Thomas 253 babies =
  13. 13 Ethan 246 babies 2
  14. 14 Ryan 246 babies 2
  15. 15 Jacob 244 babies 4
  16. 16 Noah 240 babies 2
  17. 17 Hunter 220 babies 2
  18. 18 Max 212 babies 2
  19. 19 Alexander 211 babies 3
  20. 20 Jayden 211 babies 7
  21. 21 Connor 200 babies 4
  22. 22 Matthew 196 babies 1
  23. 23 Cooper 190 babies 9
  24. 24 Tyler 186 babies 3
  25. 25 Blake 180 babies 1
  26. 26 Dylan 177 babies 2
  27. 27 Isaac 177 babies 12
  28. 28 Luke 172 babies 10
  29. 29 Lachlan 171 babies 6
  30. 30 Logan 164 babies 4
  31. 31 Caleb 159 babies 3
  32. 32 Joseph 152 babies 1
  33. 33 Charlie 151 babies 4
  34. 34 George 147 babies 4
  35. 35 Xavier 146 babies 8
  36. 36 Levi 144 babies 9
  37. 37 Jackson 138 babies 3
  38. 38 Nathan 132 babies 5
  39. 39 Michael 124 babies 2
  40. 40 Oscar 121 babies 10
  41. 41 Harrison 119 babies 3
  42. 42 Harry 119 babies 1
  43. 43 Toby 118 babies 1
  44. 44 Alex 108 babies 9
  45. 45 Jake 103 babies 1
  46. 46 Cameron 102 babies 10
  47. 47 Jesse 102 babies 1
  48. 48 Leo 100 babies 5
  49. 49 Ashton 94 babies 2
  50. 50 Finn 93 babies 1
  51. 51 Jordan 90 babies 7
  52. 52 Luca 89 babies 4
  53. 53 Jamie 85 babies 9
  54. 54 Cody 83 babies 2
  55. 55 Mason 83 babies =
  56. 56 Elijah 82 babies 5
  57. 57 Sam 82 babies 13
  58. 58 Seth 82 babies 16
  59. 59 David 81 babies 5
  60. 60 Henry 81 babies 1
  61. 61 Aidan 79 babies 4
  62. 62 Zachary 79 babies 15
  63. 63 John 78 babies 9
  64. 64 Angus 77 babies 14
  65. 65 Flynn 77 babies 5
  66. 66 Joel 77 babies 1
  67. 67 Kingston 77 babies 6
  68. 68 Carter 74 babies 8
  69. 69 Charles 74 babies 11
  70. 70 Lincoln 73 babies 2
  71. 71 Aiden 72 babies 26
  72. 72 Nicholas 72 babies 3
  73. 73 Hamish 71 babies 8
  74. 74 Reuben 71 babies 8
  75. 75 Sebastian 71 babies 2
  76. 76 Adam 67 babies 13
  77. 77 Callum 67 babies 13
  78. 78 Gabriel 67 babies 22
  79. 79 Ben 66 babies 1
  80. 80 Phoenix 66 babies 5
  81. 81 Quinn 66 babies 14
  82. 82 Felix 64 babies 12
  83. 83 Hayden 64 babies 10
  84. 84 Mitchell 63 babies 25
  85. 85 Tyson 63 babies 44
  86. 86 Ryder 61 babies 79
  87. 87 Zion 60 babies 55
  88. 88 Chase 59 babies 23
  89. 89 Christian 59 babies 17
  90. 90 Cole 59 babies 6
  91. 91 Edward 58 babies 9
  92. 92 Andrew 57 babies 17
  93. 93 Christopher 56 babies 1
  94. 94 Louis 56 babies 14
  95. 95 Roman 56 babies 27
  96. 96 Tristan 56 babies 7
  97. 97 Brooklyn 55 babies 9
  98. 98 Troy 55 babies 19
  99. 99 Aaron 54 babies 32
  100. 100 Archie 54 babies 11

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Sophie 391 babies =
  2. 2 Ruby 306 babies 11
  3. 3 Olivia 305 babies 1
  4. 4 Isabella 289 babies =
  5. 5 Ella 285 babies 2
  6. 6 Emily 269 babies 2
  7. 7 Charlotte 259 babies 2
  8. 8 Lily 235 babies 1
  9. 9 Emma 233 babies 3
  10. 10 Amelia 222 babies 5
  11. 11 Zoe 222 babies 9
  12. 12 Chloe 216 babies =
  13. 13 Grace 214 babies 3
  14. 14 Paige 196 babies 9
  15. 15 Ava 192 babies 1
  16. 16 Lucy 186 babies 2
  17. 17 Jessica 176 babies 8
  18. 18 Hannah 171 babies 7
  19. 19 Isla 169 babies 11
  20. 20 Madison 169 babies 3
  21. 21 Samantha 149 babies 7
  22. 22 Georgia 147 babies 2
  23. 23 Sienna 144 babies 6
  24. 24 Holly 134 babies 3
  25. 25 Mia 134 babies 6
  26. 26 Sophia 132 babies 4
  27. 27 Bella 124 babies 15
  28. 28 Brooke 123 babies 3
  29. 29 Maia 121 babies 11
  30. 30 Maddison 112 babies 3
  31. 31 Jasmine 106 babies 7
  32. 32 Eva 101 babies 3
  33. 33 Elizabeth 100 babies 6
  34. 34 Molly 100 babies 11
  35. 35 Sarah 96 babies 3
  36. 36 Hayley 95 babies 1
  37. 37 Amber 92 babies 13
  38. 38 Abigail 89 babies 10
  39. 39 Caitlin 89 babies 3
  40. 40 Isabelle 89 babies 6
  41. 41 Jade 88 babies 10
  42. 42 Kate 88 babies 16
  43. 43 Tayla 85 babies 3
  44. 44 Zara 80 babies 8
  45. 45 Amy 79 babies 1
  46. 46 Kayla 79 babies 5
  47. 47 Keira 79 babies 2
  48. 48 Taylor 79 babies 10
  49. 49 Stella 77 babies 15
  50. 50 Anna 76 babies 9
  51. 51 Eden 75 babies 6
  52. 52 Nevaeh 73 babies 7
  53. 53 Summer 73 babies 10
  54. 54 Addison 71 babies 50
  55. 55 Alice 70 babies 36
  56. 56 Imogen 69 babies 107
  57. 57 Katie 68 babies 24
  58. 58 Peyton 68 babies 29
  59. 59 Alyssa 65 babies 4
  60. 60 Aaliyah 63 babies 4
  61. 61 Leah 61 babies 5
  62. 62 Matilda 61 babies 61
  63. 63 Poppy 60 babies 5
  64. 64 Isabel 59 babies 49
  65. 65 Millie 59 babies 11
  66. 66 Rose 59 babies 15
  67. 67 Lilly 58 babies 12
  68. 68 Mackenzie 58 babies 38
  69. 69 Phoebe 58 babies 8
  70. 70 Alexis 57 babies 17
  71. 71 Mikayla 55 babies 24
  72. 72 Scarlett 53 babies 1
  73. 73 Sofia 53 babies 15
  74. 74 Bailey 52 babies 54
  75. 75 Riley 51 babies 5
  76. 76 Hazel 50 babies 6
  77. 77 Savannah 50 babies 6
  78. 78 Abby 49 babies 1
  79. 79 Brooklyn 49 babies 12
  80. 80 Daisy 49 babies 81
  81. 81 Rebecca 49 babies 19
  82. 82 Tessa 49 babies 2
  83. 83 Alexandra 48 babies 2
  84. 84 Annabelle 48 babies 32
  85. 85 Lauren 48 babies 4
  86. 86 Ashley 47 babies 17
  87. 87 Manaia 47 babies 15
  88. 88 Piper 47 babies 26
  89. 89 Katelyn 46 babies 28
  90. 90 Lola 46 babies 32
  91. 91 Madeline 46 babies 16
  92. 92 Aria 45 babies 29
  93. 93 Ariana 45 babies 50
  94. 94 Madeleine 45 babies 3
  95. 95 Maria 45 babies 5
  96. 96 Violet 45 babies 46
  97. 97 Anahera 44 babies 11
  98. 98 Ayla 44 babies 2
  99. 99 Faith 44 babies 12
  100. 100 Milla 44 babies 26

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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