New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2020

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 315 babies =
  2. 2 Jack 261 babies 2
  3. 3 Noah 240 babies 1
  4. 4 Leo 235 babies 1
  5. 5 Lucas 206 babies =
  6. 6 George 197 babies =
  7. 7 Charlie 183 babies 3
  8. 8 Thomas 175 babies 1
  9. 9 William 175 babies 1
  10. 10 Hunter 174 babies 2
  11. 11 Elijah 170 babies 7
  12. 12 Cooper 163 babies 11
  13. 13 James 157 babies 6
  14. 14 Lachlan 157 babies 5
  15. 15 Theodore 157 babies =
  16. 16 Arlo 156 babies 5
  17. 17 Mason 153 babies 3
  18. 18 Liam 152 babies 5
  19. 19 Oscar 148 babies 3
  20. 20 Hudson 140 babies 2
  21. 21 Archie 135 babies 10
  22. 22 Benjamin 130 babies 7
  23. 23 Luca 130 babies 2
  24. 24 Carter 129 babies 4
  25. 25 Finn 126 babies 7
  26. 26 Hugo 126 babies 14
  27. 27 Max 126 babies 6
  28. 28 Levi 125 babies 2
  29. 29 Ethan 124 babies 12
  30. 30 Henry 123 babies 10
  31. 31 Arthur 119 babies 4
  32. 32 Alexander 112 babies 8
  33. 33 Harrison 110 babies =
  34. 34 Eli 107 babies 11
  35. 35 Theo 101 babies 9
  36. 36 Jacob 100 babies 9
  37. 37 Joshua 100 babies 3
  38. 38 Luke 99 babies 11
  39. 39 Harry 97 babies 1
  40. 40 Beau 96 babies 1
  41. 41 Daniel 92 babies 7
  42. 42 Caleb 91 babies 1
  43. 43 Felix 89 babies 4
  44. 44 Jackson 89 babies 18
  45. 45 Asher 88 babies 1
  46. 46 Ezra 88 babies 6
  47. 47 Jasper 88 babies 16
  48. 48 Ryan 86 babies 6
  49. 49 Archer 84 babies 2
  50. 50 Samuel 84 babies 13
  51. 51 Isaac 82 babies 15
  52. 52 Louis 82 babies 23
  53. 53 Riley 80 babies 1
  54. 54 Lincoln 78 babies 13
  55. 55 Blake 77 babies =
  56. 56 Jordan 76 babies 18
  57. 57 Harvey 73 babies 1
  58. 58 Luka 73 babies 22
  59. 59 Austin 72 babies 5
  60. 60 Braxton 72 babies 5
  61. 61 Connor 72 babies 5
  62. 62 Ryder 72 babies 6
  63. 63 Bodhi 71 babies 21
  64. 64 Logan 71 babies 14
  65. 65 Louie 71 babies 3
  66. 66 Edward 70 babies 10
  67. 67 Grayson 70 babies 10
  68. 68 Joseph 70 babies 15
  69. 69 Roman 69 babies 2
  70. 70 Jayden 68 babies 10
  71. 71 Oakley 66 babies 66
  72. 72 Xavier 64 babies 13
  73. 73 Flynn 63 babies 18
  74. 74 Nikau 63 babies 27
  75. 75 Toby 63 babies 6
  76. 76 Aiden 62 babies 12
  77. 77 Quinn 62 babies 28
  78. 78 River 61 babies 39
  79. 79 Angus 60 babies 6
  80. 80 Dylan 60 babies 5
  81. 81 Michael 60 babies 8
  82. 82 Nathan 60 babies 12
  83. 83 Sebastian 60 babies 11
  84. 84 David 59 babies 14
  85. 85 Ezekiel 59 babies 1
  86. 86 Adam 58 babies 8
  87. 87 Charles 58 babies 4
  88. 88 Jaxon 57 babies 30
  89. 89 Harley 55 babies 3
  90. 90 Zion 55 babies 8
  91. 91 Micah 53 babies 2
  92. 92 Kingston 52 babies 22
  93. 93 Patrick 52 babies 23
  94. 94 Manaia 51 babies 57
  95. 95 Spencer 50 babies 23
  96. 96 Zachary 50 babies 6
  97. 97 Ari 49 babies 14
  98. 98 Ashton 49 babies 19
  99. 99 John 49 babies 38
  100. 100 Matthew 48 babies 33

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Isla 243 babies 2
  2. 2 Charlotte 222 babies =
  3. 3 Amelia 213 babies 2
  4. 4 Olivia 208 babies =
  5. 5 Willow 184 babies 4
  6. 6 Harper 177 babies 1
  7. 7 Ava 175 babies 3
  8. 8 Lily 175 babies 11
  9. 9 Sophie 168 babies 3
  10. 10 Ella 163 babies 2
  11. 11 Mia 162 babies 5
  12. 12 Isabella 160 babies 2
  13. 13 Mila 154 babies 5
  14. 14 Chloe 153 babies 3
  15. 15 Emily 148 babies 2
  16. 16 Lucy 147 babies 4
  17. 17 Grace 146 babies 6
  18. 18 Ruby 146 babies 13
  19. 19 Aria 132 babies 4
  20. 20 Hazel 130 babies 2
  21. 21 Zoe 123 babies 6
  22. 22 Ivy 121 babies 2
  23. 23 Olive 103 babies 22
  24. 24 Matilda 101 babies 2
  25. 25 Millie 101 babies 14
  26. 26 Scarlett 100 babies 3
  27. 27 Poppy 99 babies 11
  28. 28 Sophia 95 babies 7
  29. 29 Georgia 93 babies 4
  30. 30 Riley 93 babies 4
  31. 31 Evelyn 92 babies 9
  32. 32 Stella 91 babies 30
  33. 33 Frankie 90 babies 13
  34. 34 Florence 89 babies 21
  35. 35 Evie 88 babies 7
  36. 36 Mackenzie 88 babies 1
  37. 37 Freya 85 babies 6
  38. 38 Maia 85 babies 3
  39. 39 Ellie 83 babies 2
  40. 40 Thea 83 babies 8
  41. 41 Layla 81 babies 8
  42. 42 Luna 78 babies 8
  43. 43 Alice 77 babies 5
  44. 44 Aurora 77 babies 16
  45. 45 Emma 76 babies 18
  46. 46 Quinn 74 babies 21
  47. 47 Bella 73 babies 5
  48. 48 Indie 73 babies 6
  49. 49 Isabelle 73 babies 5
  50. 50 Zara 72 babies 10
  51. 51 Ayla 71 babies 4
  52. 52 Sadie 71 babies 4
  53. 53 Harriet 70 babies 18
  54. 54 Madison 70 babies 15
  55. 55 Sofia 66 babies 4
  56. 56 Eden 65 babies 5
  57. 57 Maddison 65 babies 13
  58. 58 Abigail 64 babies 28
  59. 59 Eva 62 babies 16
  60. 60 Penelope 61 babies 6
  61. 61 Billie 60 babies 18
  62. 62 Emilia 60 babies 4
  63. 63 Amaia 59 babies 15
  64. 64 Maeve 59 babies 79
  65. 65 Violet 59 babies 14
  66. 66 Harlow 56 babies 22
  67. 67 Piper 55 babies 18
  68. 68 Addison 54 babies 13
  69. 69 Eleanor 54 babies 5
  70. 70 Elizabeth 53 babies 13
  71. 71 Sienna 53 babies 35
  72. 72 Amber 52 babies 7
  73. 73 Elsie 51 babies 4
  74. 74 Hannah 51 babies 21
  75. 75 Leah 51 babies 7
  76. 76 Margot 49 babies 29
  77. 77 Charlie 48 babies 16
  78. 78 Holly 48 babies 5
  79. 79 Phoebe 48 babies 16
  80. 80 Rosie 48 babies 36
  81. 81 Summer 48 babies 9
  82. 82 Ada 46 babies 14
  83. 83 Heidi 46 babies 6
  84. 84 Kiara 46 babies 9
  85. 85 Zoey 46 babies 16
  86. 86 Molly 45 babies 17
  87. 87 Paige 45 babies 38
  88. 88 Daisy 44 babies 6
  89. 89 Eliza 44 babies 19
  90. 90 Isabel 44 babies 19
  91. 91 Esme 43 babies 13
  92. 92 Maya 43 babies 28
  93. 93 Rose 43 babies 1
  94. 94 Athena 42 babies 13
  95. 95 Delilah 42 babies 36
  96. 96 Esther 42 babies 1
  97. 97 Annabelle 41 babies 10
  98. 98 Jasmine 41 babies 30
  99. 99 Lilly 41 babies 15
  100. 100 Maisie 41 babies 17

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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