New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2016

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 Oliver 331 babies =
  2. 2 Jack 286 babies =
  3. 3 William 263 babies =
  4. 4 Mason 254 babies 2
  5. 5 James 253 babies 1
  6. 6 Hunter 244 babies 1
  7. 7 Noah 229 babies 3
  8. 8 Lucas 227 babies 6
  9. 9 Leo 220 babies 16
  10. 10 Max 218 babies 3
  11. 11 Liam 202 babies 2
  12. 12 George 193 babies 3
  13. 13 Thomas 187 babies 1
  14. 14 Charlie 186 babies 6
  15. 15 Cooper 176 babies 5
  16. 16 Ryan 175 babies =
  17. 17 Ethan 171 babies 1
  18. 18 Benjamin 170 babies 13
  19. 19 Samuel 169 babies 2
  20. 20 Blake 167 babies 7
  21. 21 Carter 165 babies =
  22. 22 Lachlan 165 babies 2
  23. 23 Arlo 163 babies 35
  24. 24 Jackson 157 babies 1
  25. 25 Jacob 155 babies 14
  26. 26 Elijah 147 babies 4
  27. 27 Henry 147 babies 2
  28. 28 Connor 145 babies 17
  29. 29 Joshua 145 babies 3
  30. 30 Alexander 142 babies 11
  31. 31 Daniel 142 babies 3
  32. 32 Finn 117 babies 5
  33. 33 Levi 117 babies 10
  34. 34 Luke 117 babies 2
  35. 35 Archie 116 babies 9
  36. 36 Isaac 116 babies 6
  37. 37 Eli 115 babies 6
  38. 38 Luca 114 babies 3
  39. 39 Oscar 114 babies 7
  40. 40 Harrison 111 babies 2
  41. 41 Austin 109 babies 34
  42. 42 Riley 106 babies 2
  43. 43 Nathan 105 babies 10
  44. 44 Matthew 103 babies 13
  45. 45 Harry 102 babies 4
  46. 46 Beau 100 babies 8
  47. 47 Lincoln 100 babies 1
  48. 48 Michael 100 babies 11
  49. 49 Logan 99 babies 6
  50. 50 Tyler 99 babies 2
  51. 51 Joseph 98 babies 18
  52. 52 Felix 97 babies 22
  53. 53 Hugo 95 babies 3
  54. 54 Toby 95 babies 5
  55. 55 Jayden 94 babies 16
  56. 56 Jaxon 93 babies 9
  57. 57 Aiden 91 babies 3
  58. 58 Archer 89 babies 11
  59. 59 Theodore 88 babies 3
  60. 60 Xavier 87 babies 3
  61. 61 Sebastian 86 babies 6
  62. 62 Theo 86 babies 6
  63. 63 Caleb 85 babies 12
  64. 64 Ryder 83 babies 10
  65. 65 Ezra 82 babies 4
  66. 66 Dylan 81 babies 16
  67. 67 Jordan 80 babies 30
  68. 68 Roman 79 babies 15
  69. 69 Braxton 78 babies 35
  70. 70 Jasper 78 babies 30
  71. 71 Angus 75 babies 1
  72. 72 Flynn 75 babies 20
  73. 73 Hudson 74 babies 4
  74. 74 Ashton 73 babies 9
  75. 75 Edward 73 babies 10
  76. 76 Asher 71 babies 3
  77. 77 David 70 babies 5
  78. 78 Zachary 69 babies 14
  79. 79 Charles 67 babies 1
  80. 80 Jake 67 babies 8
  81. 81 Quinn 67 babies 20
  82. 82 Louis 63 babies 2
  83. 83 Aaron 62 babies 3
  84. 84 Adam 62 babies 3
  85. 85 Arthur 62 babies 9
  86. 86 John 62 babies 7
  87. 87 Harvey 61 babies 12
  88. 88 Leon 61 babies 19
  89. 89 Gabriel 60 babies 6
  90. 90 Patrick 58 babies 24
  91. 91 Grayson 57 babies 15
  92. 92 Fletcher 56 babies 21
  93. 93 Kingston 56 babies 1
  94. 94 Beauden 55 babies 61
  95. 95 Phoenix 55 babies 9
  96. 96 Alex 54 babies 9
  97. 97 Zion 54 babies 29
  98. 98 Micah 52 babies 5
  99. 99 Chase 51 babies 77
  100. 100 Harley 51 babies 9

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Olivia 266 babies =
  2. 2 Charlotte 262 babies =
  3. 3 Isla 239 babies 4
  4. 4 Harper 236 babies 1
  5. 5 Ella 220 babies 1
  6. 6 Amelia 210 babies 3
  7. 7 Emily 203 babies 2
  8. 8 Mia 197 babies =
  9. 9 Sophie 189 babies 5
  10. 10 Ava 188 babies 6
  11. 11 Ruby 184 babies =
  12. 12 Isabella 182 babies 2
  13. 13 Lily 182 babies 7
  14. 14 Zoe 179 babies 1
  15. 15 Chloe 177 babies =
  16. 16 Mila 170 babies 2
  17. 17 Lucy 161 babies =
  18. 18 Grace 159 babies 6
  19. 19 Aria 157 babies 3
  20. 20 Georgia 154 babies 1
  21. 21 Evelyn 141 babies 4
  22. 22 Sophia 130 babies 3
  23. 23 Eva 127 babies 1
  24. 24 Matilda 125 babies 16
  25. 25 Willow 123 babies 1
  26. 26 Emma 121 babies 12
  27. 27 Hannah 120 babies 2
  28. 28 Hazel 115 babies 1
  29. 29 Scarlett 108 babies 6
  30. 30 Evie 104 babies 4
  31. 31 Ivy 102 babies =
  32. 32 Sienna 100 babies 10
  33. 33 Layla 95 babies 17
  34. 34 Maia 95 babies 2
  35. 35 Alice 94 babies 13
  36. 36 Maddison 92 babies 1
  37. 37 Zara 90 babies 10
  38. 38 Madison 89 babies 3
  39. 39 Millie 89 babies 7
  40. 40 Stella 88 babies 4
  41. 41 Paige 85 babies =
  42. 42 Mackenzie 84 babies 15
  43. 43 Piper 82 babies 8
  44. 44 Violet 81 babies 12
  45. 45 Indie 80 babies 6
  46. 46 Isabelle 79 babies 18
  47. 47 Quinn 77 babies 12
  48. 48 Lilly 76 babies 22
  49. 49 Jessica 75 babies 19
  50. 50 Riley 74 babies 11
  51. 51 Thea 74 babies 14
  52. 52 Alexis 73 babies 24
  53. 53 Eden 73 babies 7
  54. 54 Abigail 72 babies 21
  55. 55 Ayla 72 babies 6
  56. 56 Aaliyah 71 babies 24
  57. 57 Bella 71 babies 14
  58. 58 Olive 70 babies 15
  59. 59 Ellie 69 babies 21
  60. 60 Amber 68 babies 32
  61. 61 Summer 68 babies 8
  62. 62 Poppy 67 babies 17
  63. 63 Peyton 65 babies 9
  64. 64 Freya 63 babies 32
  65. 65 Nina 63 babies 13
  66. 66 Elizabeth 62 babies 30
  67. 67 Harriet 62 babies 14
  68. 68 Penelope 62 babies 11
  69. 69 Florence 61 babies 2
  70. 70 Holly 61 babies 18
  71. 71 Sarah 60 babies 17
  72. 72 Frankie 59 babies 2
  73. 73 Sofia 59 babies 10
  74. 74 Anna 57 babies 12
  75. 75 Lola 57 babies 27
  76. 76 Aurora 55 babies 19
  77. 77 Phoebe 55 babies 13
  78. 78 Eleanor 54 babies 12
  79. 79 Maria 53 babies 42
  80. 80 Rose 52 babies 25
  81. 81 Pippa 51 babies 36
  82. 82 Isabel 50 babies 19
  83. 83 Jasmine 50 babies 6
  84. 84 Leah 50 babies 16
  85. 85 Taylor 50 babies 28
  86. 86 Lucia 49 babies 58
  87. 87 Heidi 47 babies 13
  88. 88 Zoey 47 babies 19
  89. 89 Ariana 46 babies =
  90. 90 Brooklyn 46 babies 9
  91. 91 Elsie 46 babies 7
  92. 92 Faith 46 babies 19
  93. 93 Molly 46 babies 1
  94. 94 Billie 45 babies 39
  95. 95 Charlie 45 babies 29
  96. 96 Emilia 44 babies 5
  97. 97 Clara 43 babies 113
  98. 98 Esther 43 babies 6
  99. 99 Hayley 43 babies 10
  100. 100 Madeleine 43 babies 27

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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