New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2012

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 373 babies 9
  2. 2 Oliver 322 babies 1
  3. 3 William 317 babies 2
  4. 4 Liam 292 babies 3
  5. 5 Mason 271 babies 10
  6. 6 Samuel 258 babies 1
  7. 7 Jacob 256 babies 4
  8. 8 Lucas 255 babies 4
  9. 9 Ethan 253 babies 7
  10. 10 James 253 babies 2
  11. 11 Noah 253 babies 5
  12. 12 Cooper 227 babies 1
  13. 13 Daniel 223 babies 4
  14. 14 Benjamin 209 babies 5
  15. 15 Blake 209 babies 9
  16. 16 Joshua 207 babies 14
  17. 17 Max 205 babies 1
  18. 18 Thomas 199 babies 1
  19. 19 Ryan 194 babies 7
  20. 20 Hunter 183 babies 6
  21. 21 Charlie 181 babies 7
  22. 22 Jayden 181 babies 3
  23. 23 Leo 176 babies 13
  24. 24 Tyler 170 babies 5
  25. 25 George 169 babies 6
  26. 26 Alexander 168 babies 1
  27. 27 Jackson 168 babies 7
  28. 28 Braxton 161 babies 110
  29. 29 Lachlan 161 babies 9
  30. 30 Elijah 160 babies 3
  31. 31 Isaac 157 babies 10
  32. 32 Connor 155 babies 2
  33. 33 Levi 155 babies 10
  34. 34 Riley 144 babies 12
  35. 35 Xavier 137 babies 3
  36. 36 Harry 135 babies 5
  37. 37 Luke 135 babies 11
  38. 38 Matthew 135 babies 2
  39. 39 Caleb 129 babies 1
  40. 40 Eli 129 babies 5
  41. 41 Nathan 128 babies 5
  42. 42 Carter 124 babies 11
  43. 43 Oscar 124 babies 4
  44. 44 Joseph 119 babies 1
  45. 45 Dylan 117 babies 6
  46. 46 Logan 112 babies 9
  47. 47 Finn 109 babies 3
  48. 48 Henry 107 babies 4
  49. 49 Harrison 106 babies 2
  50. 50 Jake 104 babies 5
  51. 51 Ryder 99 babies 23
  52. 52 Toby 99 babies 3
  53. 53 Michael 92 babies 1
  54. 54 John 91 babies 7
  55. 55 Austin 88 babies 8
  56. 56 Alex 87 babies 8
  57. 57 Luca 87 babies 15
  58. 58 Phoenix 86 babies 11
  59. 59 Zachary 85 babies 3
  60. 60 Flynn 84 babies 3
  61. 61 Jaxon 84 babies 3
  62. 62 David 81 babies 3
  63. 63 Angus 80 babies 3
  64. 64 Jordan 80 babies =
  65. 65 Archie 78 babies 6
  66. 66 Ashton 78 babies 10
  67. 67 Charles 78 babies 5
  68. 68 Felix 78 babies 8
  69. 69 Quinn 78 babies 12
  70. 70 Edward 77 babies 16
  71. 71 Hugo 74 babies 62
  72. 72 Cameron 70 babies 23
  73. 73 Aiden 68 babies 23
  74. 74 Sam 67 babies 9
  75. 75 Joel 64 babies 27
  76. 76 Louis 64 babies 8
  77. 77 Kayden 63 babies 44
  78. 78 Kingston 61 babies =
  79. 79 Nathaniel 61 babies 1
  80. 80 Robert 61 babies 10
  81. 81 Lincoln 60 babies 2
  82. 82 Beau 59 babies 76
  83. 83 Adam 58 babies 13
  84. 84 Dominic 57 babies 28
  85. 85 Tyson 57 babies 8
  86. 86 Zac 57 babies 5
  87. 87 Fletcher 56 babies =
  88. 88 Hayden 56 babies 43
  89. 89 Jasper 56 babies 31
  90. 90 Sebastian 54 babies 8
  91. 91 Israel 52 babies 69
  92. 92 Marcus 52 babies 8
  93. 93 Aaron 51 babies 22
  94. 94 Andrew 51 babies 18
  95. 95 Aidan 50 babies 20
  96. 96 Asher 50 babies 41
  97. 97 Christopher 50 babies =
  98. 98 Zion 50 babies 13
  99. 99 Patrick 49 babies =
  100. 100 Jesse 48 babies 33

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Olivia 316 babies 1
  2. 2 Sophie 292 babies 1
  3. 3 Emily 290 babies 6
  4. 4 Charlotte 285 babies 1
  5. 5 Ruby 280 babies 4
  6. 6 Isabella 266 babies 2
  7. 7 Ella 229 babies =
  8. 8 Amelia 228 babies 2
  9. 9 Sophia 209 babies 7
  10. 10 Ava 207 babies 2
  11. 11 Chloe 204 babies =
  12. 12 Emma 196 babies 2
  13. 13 Isla 195 babies =
  14. 14 Mia 191 babies 4
  15. 15 Zoe 189 babies =
  16. 16 Grace 186 babies 10
  17. 17 Lily 186 babies 9
  18. 18 Lucy 176 babies 1
  19. 19 Eva 160 babies 5
  20. 20 Paige 159 babies 1
  21. 21 Hannah 146 babies 2
  22. 22 Georgia 135 babies 1
  23. 23 Jessica 129 babies 1
  24. 24 Mila 122 babies 5
  25. 25 Sienna 120 babies =
  26. 26 Madison 114 babies 6
  27. 27 Bella 103 babies 1
  28. 28 Maia 103 babies 4
  29. 29 Scarlett 101 babies 22
  30. 30 Holly 100 babies 3
  31. 31 Stella 97 babies 1
  32. 32 Abigail 94 babies 1
  33. 33 Harper 94 babies 85
  34. 34 Alexis 91 babies 3
  35. 35 Eden 87 babies 1
  36. 36 Alice 85 babies 7
  37. 37 Aria 85 babies 31
  38. 38 Zara 85 babies 4
  39. 39 Leah 82 babies 17
  40. 40 Molly 81 babies 13
  41. 41 Isabelle 75 babies 2
  42. 42 Jade 75 babies 8
  43. 43 Sarah 75 babies 1
  44. 44 Elizabeth 74 babies 9
  45. 45 Willow 74 babies 17
  46. 46 Summer 73 babies 18
  47. 47 Annabelle 72 babies 20
  48. 48 Aaliyah 71 babies 12
  49. 49 Addison 71 babies 4
  50. 50 Pippa 71 babies 13
  51. 51 Hazel 70 babies 4
  52. 52 Ivy 70 babies 63
  53. 53 Maddison 70 babies 13
  54. 54 Samantha 70 babies 17
  55. 55 Nevaeh 68 babies 14
  56. 56 Lilly 67 babies 20
  57. 57 Jasmine 66 babies 2
  58. 58 Peyton 66 babies 13
  59. 59 Hayley 65 babies 14
  60. 60 Indie 64 babies 85
  61. 61 Poppy 64 babies 16
  62. 62 Taylor 64 babies 1
  63. 63 Brooklyn 63 babies 1
  64. 64 Layla 63 babies 23
  65. 65 Nina 63 babies 30
  66. 66 Olive 63 babies 10
  67. 67 Sofia 63 babies 18
  68. 68 Brooke 61 babies 21
  69. 69 Millie 61 babies 24
  70. 70 Violet 61 babies 2
  71. 71 Alyssa 60 babies 14
  72. 72 Amber 60 babies 26
  73. 73 Ashley 60 babies 41
  74. 74 Ayla 58 babies 1
  75. 75 Piper 58 babies 56
  76. 76 Anna 57 babies 38
  77. 77 Ellie 57 babies 5
  78. 78 Mikayla 57 babies 26
  79. 79 Rose 57 babies 48
  80. 80 Amy 56 babies 14
  81. 81 Matilda 56 babies 21
  82. 82 Khloe 55 babies 18
  83. 83 Phoebe 55 babies 18
  84. 84 Mackenzie 54 babies 36
  85. 85 Evie 53 babies 19
  86. 86 Lola 52 babies 27
  87. 87 Evelyn 51 babies 7
  88. 88 Skyla 51 babies 35
  89. 89 Daisy 50 babies 45
  90. 90 Kate 50 babies 32
  91. 91 Isabel 49 babies 17
  92. 92 Riley 49 babies 16
  93. 93 Lauren 48 babies 8
  94. 94 Lucia 48 babies 2
  95. 95 Keira 47 babies 14
  96. 96 Maria 47 babies 2
  97. 97 Natalie 46 babies 9
  98. 98 Alexandra 45 babies 13
  99. 99 Faith 45 babies 29
  100. 100 Harriet 45 babies 38

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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