New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 2023

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 Noah 269 babies 1
  2. 2 Oliver 249 babies 1
  3. 3 Luca 207 babies 2
  4. 4 Jack 195 babies =
  5. 5 Leo 189 babies 2
  6. 6 Theodore 187 babies =
  7. 7 George 177 babies =
  8. 8 Henry 172 babies 10
  9. 9 Charlie 163 babies 1
  10. 10 Hudson 162 babies 1
  11. 11 Arthur 158 babies 1
  12. 12 Arlo 157 babies 2
  13. 13 Elijah 153 babies =
  14. 14 William 147 babies 4
  15. 15 James 146 babies 1
  16. 16 Lucas 146 babies 3
  17. 17 Liam 143 babies 4
  18. 18 Thomas 142 babies 3
  19. 19 Theo 135 babies 4
  20. 20 Oscar 131 babies 9
  21. 21 Cooper 122 babies 6
  22. 22 Beau 119 babies 10
  23. 23 Ethan 115 babies 18
  24. 24 Hugo 115 babies 5
  25. 25 Ezra 114 babies 1
  26. 26 Mason 113 babies 4
  27. 27 Archie 111 babies 10
  28. 28 Levi 111 babies 2
  29. 29 Max 111 babies 4
  30. 30 Carter 106 babies 2
  31. 31 Felix 105 babies 4
  32. 32 Finn 105 babies 1
  33. 33 Alexander 102 babies 9
  34. 34 Lachlan 97 babies 4
  35. 35 Asher 90 babies 4
  36. 36 Hunter 90 babies 16
  37. 37 Louie 90 babies 14
  38. 38 Luke 88 babies 1
  39. 39 Benjamin 84 babies 3
  40. 40 Harry 83 babies =
  41. 41 Jackson 82 babies 6
  42. 42 Archer 81 babies 8
  43. 43 Nikau 81 babies 3
  44. 44 Isaac 79 babies 10
  45. 45 Micah 79 babies 49
  46. 46 Riley 79 babies 6
  47. 47 Caleb 78 babies 17
  48. 48 Louis 78 babies 15
  49. 49 Austin 77 babies 8
  50. 50 Luka 77 babies 13
  51. 51 Samuel 75 babies 2
  52. 52 Jordan 74 babies 14
  53. 53 Daniel 73 babies =
  54. 54 Ezekiel 73 babies 7
  55. 55 Sebastian 73 babies 20
  56. 56 Eli 70 babies 1
  57. 57 Jasper 70 babies 19
  58. 58 Ryan 70 babies 11
  59. 59 Blake 69 babies 11
  60. 60 Harvey 68 babies 1
  61. 61 Harrison 67 babies 16
  62. 62 Grayson 65 babies 18
  63. 63 Roman 65 babies 20
  64. 64 Zion 65 babies 8
  65. 65 Toby 64 babies 26
  66. 66 Jacob 63 babies 16
  67. 67 Joshua 63 babies 1
  68. 68 Tommy 61 babies 1
  69. 69 Joseph 60 babies 7
  70. 70 Nathan 60 babies 12
  71. 71 Oakley 58 babies 15
  72. 72 Spencer 58 babies 6
  73. 73 Bodhi 57 babies =
  74. 74 Edward 57 babies 16
  75. 75 Miles 57 babies 23
  76. 76 Ryder 56 babies =
  77. 77 Jayden 55 babies 12
  78. 78 Malakai 55 babies 31
  79. 79 Elias 54 babies 52
  80. 80 Gabriel 54 babies 44
  81. 81 Logan 54 babies 7
  82. 82 River 53 babies 22
  83. 83 Angus 51 babies 3
  84. 84 Lincoln 51 babies 36
  85. 85 Nico 51 babies 13
  86. 86 Billy 50 babies 37
  87. 87 Ari 49 babies 1
  88. 88 Enzo 49 babies 130
  89. 89 Adam 48 babies 5
  90. 90 Freddie 48 babies 27
  91. 91 Harley 48 babies 37
  92. 92 Myles 47 babies 74
  93. 93 Niko 47 babies 6
  94. 94 Atlas 46 babies 12
  95. 95 Isaiah 46 babies 13
  96. 96 Leon 46 babies 13
  97. 97 Zorawar 46 babies 99
  98. 98 Braxton 45 babies 29
  99. 99 Matthew 45 babies 14
  100. 100 Michael 45 babies 5

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Charlotte 209 babies 2
  2. 2 Amelia 185 babies =
  3. 3 Isla 179 babies 2
  4. 4 Olivia 155 babies 4
  5. 5 Harper 150 babies 4
  6. 6 Willow 145 babies 1
  7. 7 Lily 144 babies 2
  8. 8 Ava 143 babies 2
  9. 9 Ella 143 babies 4
  10. 10 Hazel 142 babies 1
  11. 11 Mila 140 babies 7
  12. 12 Evelyn 135 babies 14
  13. 13 Mia 135 babies 1
  14. 14 Sophie 135 babies 4
  15. 15 Isabella 131 babies 1
  16. 16 Aria 126 babies 4
  17. 17 Ruby 123 babies 2
  18. 18 Grace 121 babies 1
  19. 19 Millie 119 babies 2
  20. 20 Florence 110 babies 19
  21. 21 Lucy 108 babies =
  22. 22 Ivy 105 babies 3
  23. 23 Chloe 101 babies 7
  24. 24 Maia 100 babies 5
  25. 25 Zoe 100 babies 7
  26. 26 Maeve 98 babies 17
  27. 27 Daisy 96 babies 21
  28. 28 Matilda 95 babies 4
  29. 29 Sadie 94 babies 9
  30. 30 Emily 93 babies 7
  31. 31 Sophia 93 babies 2
  32. 32 Freya 92 babies 8
  33. 33 Luna 92 babies 2
  34. 34 Mackenzie 89 babies 2
  35. 35 Olive 89 babies 13
  36. 36 Georgia 82 babies 9
  37. 37 Poppy 81 babies 6
  38. 38 Frankie 80 babies 4
  39. 39 Violet 80 babies 6
  40. 40 Ellie 78 babies 3
  41. 41 Riley 77 babies 1
  42. 42 Aurora 76 babies 4
  43. 43 Bella 74 babies 20
  44. 44 Madison 70 babies 23
  45. 45 Penelope 70 babies 14
  46. 46 Kaia 69 babies 28
  47. 47 Zara 69 babies 22
  48. 48 Amaia 68 babies 5
  49. 49 Billie 68 babies 2
  50. 50 Quinn 68 babies 31
  51. 51 Layla 67 babies 21
  52. 52 Eleanor 65 babies 2
  53. 53 Sienna 65 babies 25
  54. 54 Abigail 64 babies 10
  55. 55 Bonnie 64 babies 30
  56. 56 Isabelle 64 babies 15
  57. 57 Phoebe 64 babies 20
  58. 58 Eden 63 babies 15
  59. 59 Emilia 63 babies 4
  60. 60 Eva 63 babies 3
  61. 61 Sofia 63 babies 12
  62. 62 Stella 62 babies 1
  63. 63 Delilah 61 babies 33
  64. 64 Aaliyah 60 babies 15
  65. 65 Scarlett 59 babies 5
  66. 66 Kiara 57 babies 4
  67. 67 Emma 56 babies 11
  68. 68 Alice 55 babies 3
  69. 69 Molly 55 babies 23
  70. 70 Thea 55 babies 8
  71. 71 Indie 54 babies 5
  72. 72 Maya 54 babies 19
  73. 73 Ayla 53 babies 22
  74. 74 Elsie 53 babies 20
  75. 75 Evie 53 babies 31
  76. 76 Margot 53 babies 34
  77. 77 Hannah 52 babies 13
  78. 78 Ada 51 babies 20
  79. 79 Esme 51 babies 3
  80. 80 Manaia 51 babies 42
  81. 81 Cleo 50 babies 27
  82. 82 Esther 50 babies 33
  83. 83 Harlow 50 babies 4
  84. 84 Maddison 50 babies 12
  85. 85 Harriet 49 babies 33
  86. 86 Elizabeth 48 babies 3
  87. 87 Iris 47 babies 16
  88. 88 Summer 47 babies 13
  89. 89 Arabella 45 babies 38
  90. 90 Maisie 45 babies 22
  91. 91 Amber 44 babies 58
  92. 92 Tilly 44 babies 42
  93. 93 Addison 42 babies 13
  94. 94 Rehmat 42 babies 127
  95. 95 Zoey 42 babies 1
  96. 96 Eliana 41 babies 12
  97. 97 Marley 41 babies 49
  98. 98 Skylar 41 babies 9
  99. 99 Faith 40 babies 86
  100. 100 Athena 39 babies 17

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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