New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2021

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 308 babies =
  2. 2 Noah 265 babies 1
  3. 3 Jack 235 babies 1
  4. 4 Leo 234 babies =
  5. 5 George 222 babies 1
  6. 6 Charlie 200 babies 1
  7. 7 Lucas 190 babies 2
  8. 8 Theodore 187 babies 7
  9. 9 William 181 babies =
  10. 10 Luca 172 babies 13
  11. 11 Elijah 171 babies =
  12. 12 Liam 167 babies 6
  13. 13 Mason 167 babies 4
  14. 14 James 166 babies 1
  15. 15 Thomas 166 babies 7
  16. 16 Hudson 160 babies 4
  17. 17 Arlo 155 babies 1
  18. 18 Lachlan 152 babies 4
  19. 19 Archie 147 babies 2
  20. 20 Arthur 144 babies 11
  21. 21 Hunter 144 babies 11
  22. 22 Oscar 140 babies 3
  23. 23 Max 136 babies 4
  24. 24 Levi 133 babies 4
  25. 25 Finn 128 babies =
  26. 26 Hugo 127 babies =
  27. 27 Ethan 124 babies 2
  28. 28 Asher 122 babies 17
  29. 29 Henry 118 babies 1
  30. 30 Cooper 117 babies 18
  31. 31 Carter 114 babies 7
  32. 32 Ezra 110 babies 14
  33. 33 Lincoln 107 babies 21
  34. 34 Felix 106 babies 9
  35. 35 Alexander 105 babies 3
  36. 36 Archer 105 babies 13
  37. 37 Beau 105 babies 3
  38. 38 Harrison 105 babies 5
  39. 39 Eli 104 babies 5
  40. 40 Jackson 104 babies 4
  41. 41 Nikau 104 babies 33
  42. 42 Louis 97 babies 10
  43. 43 Theo 96 babies 8
  44. 44 Benjamin 95 babies 22
  45. 45 Isaac 87 babies 6
  46. 46 Joseph 87 babies 22
  47. 47 Joshua 86 babies 10
  48. 48 Blake 85 babies 7
  49. 49 Daniel 82 babies 8
  50. 50 Samuel 82 babies =
  51. 51 Grayson 81 babies 16
  52. 52 Caleb 80 babies 10
  53. 53 Jasper 79 babies 6
  54. 54 Luka 79 babies 4
  55. 55 Braxton 78 babies 5
  56. 56 Edward 78 babies 10
  57. 57 Jacob 78 babies 21
  58. 58 Harry 77 babies 19
  59. 59 Harvey 77 babies 2
  60. 60 River 77 babies 18
  61. 61 Riley 76 babies 8
  62. 62 Roman 76 babies 7
  63. 63 Luke 74 babies 25
  64. 64 Sebastian 74 babies 19
  65. 65 Bodhi 73 babies 2
  66. 66 Nico 73 babies 56
  67. 67 Louie 72 babies 2
  68. 68 Quinn 72 babies 9
  69. 69 Logan 70 babies 5
  70. 70 Ryan 68 babies 22
  71. 71 Oakley 66 babies =
  72. 72 Charles 65 babies 15
  73. 73 Jordan 64 babies 17
  74. 74 Ari 62 babies 23
  75. 75 Connor 62 babies 14
  76. 76 Nathan 62 babies 6
  77. 77 Aiden 61 babies 1
  78. 78 Ryder 61 babies 16
  79. 79 Toby 61 babies 4
  80. 80 Austin 58 babies 21
  81. 81 Freddie 58 babies 60
  82. 82 Michael 58 babies 1
  83. 83 Spencer 58 babies 12
  84. 84 Zion 57 babies 6
  85. 85 Jaxon 56 babies 3
  86. 86 John 56 babies 13
  87. 87 Micah 56 babies 4
  88. 88 Otis 56 babies 21
  89. 89 Gabriel 55 babies 13
  90. 90 Isaiah 55 babies 13
  91. 91 Miles 55 babies 10
  92. 92 Zachary 55 babies 4
  93. 93 Leon 54 babies 11
  94. 94 Ezekiel 53 babies 9
  95. 95 Tyler 53 babies 13
  96. 96 Adam 52 babies 10
  97. 97 Harley 52 babies 8
  98. 98 Tobias 51 babies 18
  99. 99 Beauden 50 babies 12
  100. 100 Jayden 50 babies 30

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Charlotte 227 babies 1
  2. 2 Isla 214 babies 1
  3. 3 Amelia 207 babies =
  4. 4 Olivia 185 babies =
  5. 5 Ava 184 babies 2
  6. 6 Willow 180 babies 1
  7. 7 Lily 174 babies 1
  8. 8 Isabella 171 babies 4
  9. 9 Mila 170 babies 4
  10. 10 Ella 165 babies =
  11. 11 Mia 164 babies =
  12. 12 Sophie 163 babies 3
  13. 13 Hazel 160 babies 7
  14. 14 Harper 156 babies 8
  15. 15 Emily 153 babies =
  16. 16 Lucy 150 babies =
  17. 17 Chloe 148 babies 3
  18. 18 Grace 144 babies 1
  19. 19 Ruby 135 babies 1
  20. 20 Zoe 135 babies 1
  21. 21 Matilda 125 babies 3
  22. 22 Freya 123 babies 15
  23. 23 Aria 121 babies 4
  24. 24 Ivy 114 babies 2
  25. 25 Maia 113 babies 13
  26. 26 Sophia 113 babies 2
  27. 27 Evelyn 109 babies 4
  28. 28 Georgia 109 babies 1
  29. 29 Olive 109 babies 6
  30. 30 Riley 104 babies =
  31. 31 Luna 103 babies 11
  32. 32 Ellie 99 babies 7
  33. 33 Florence 98 babies 1
  34. 34 Millie 98 babies 9
  35. 35 Sienna 96 babies 36
  36. 36 Evie 94 babies 1
  37. 37 Frankie 94 babies 4
  38. 38 Layla 92 babies 3
  39. 39 Ayla 90 babies 12
  40. 40 Isabelle 87 babies 9
  41. 41 Poppy 87 babies 14
  42. 42 Aurora 86 babies 2
  43. 43 Emma 85 babies 2
  44. 44 Madison 83 babies 10
  45. 45 Billie 79 babies 16
  46. 46 Mackenzie 78 babies 10
  47. 47 Alice 75 babies 4
  48. 48 Thea 75 babies 8
  49. 49 Daisy 72 babies 39
  50. 50 Indie 72 babies 2
  51. 51 Abigail 71 babies 7
  52. 52 Maeve 70 babies 12
  53. 53 Penelope 70 babies 7
  54. 54 Quinn 70 babies 8
  55. 55 Emilia 69 babies 7
  56. 56 Scarlett 68 babies 30
  57. 57 Violet 68 babies 8
  58. 58 Addison 67 babies 10
  59. 59 Sofia 67 babies 4
  60. 60 Eva 66 babies 1
  61. 61 Amaia 64 babies 2
  62. 62 Elsie 64 babies 11
  63. 63 Harriet 64 babies 10
  64. 64 Stella 64 babies 32
  65. 65 Bella 63 babies 18
  66. 66 Maddison 63 babies 9
  67. 67 Sadie 63 babies 15
  68. 68 Elizabeth 62 babies 2
  69. 69 Eden 61 babies 13
  70. 70 Eleanor 61 babies 1
  71. 71 Margot 59 babies 5
  72. 72 Piper 59 babies 5
  73. 73 Harlow 58 babies 7
  74. 74 Zara 58 babies 24
  75. 75 Hannah 57 babies 1
  76. 76 Amber 56 babies 4
  77. 77 Eliza 55 babies 12
  78. 78 Ada 54 babies 4
  79. 79 Phoebe 53 babies =
  80. 80 Kiara 52 babies 4
  81. 81 Esme 51 babies 10
  82. 82 Zoey 51 babies 3
  83. 83 Kaia 50 babies 37
  84. 84 Nevaeh 50 babies 22
  85. 85 Leah 48 babies 10
  86. 86 Maya 48 babies 6
  87. 87 Summer 48 babies 6
  88. 88 Eloise 47 babies 30
  89. 89 Jasmine 47 babies 9
  90. 90 Paige 47 babies 3
  91. 91 Marley 46 babies 89
  92. 92 Cleo 45 babies 35
  93. 93 Maisie 45 babies 7
  94. 94 Pippa 45 babies 36
  95. 95 Rosie 45 babies 15
  96. 96 Amara 44 babies 27
  97. 97 Kora 44 babies 5
  98. 98 Lilly 44 babies 1
  99. 99 Nina 44 babies 13
  100. 100 Anna 43 babies 13

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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