Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Michael
921 +1
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Jason
788 -1
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Andrew
734 +1
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David
709 -1
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Mark
704 +2
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Paul
682 -1
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Craig
655 -1
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Matthew
613 +3
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Christopher
545 0
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Richard
529 0
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Aaron
521 -3
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Robert
453 0
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Stephen
431 +1
14.
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John
424 -1
15.
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James
394 +4
16.
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Simon
385 +1
17.
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Daniel
380 +11
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Shane
370 0
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Scott
362 -4
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Peter
325 -4
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Nicholas
317 +2
22.
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Steven
295 -2
23.
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Anthony
252 -2
24.
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Grant
247 -2
25.
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Justin
234 +1
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Dean
218 +11
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Wayne
215 -2
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William
215 +2
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Gregory
210 -5
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Glenn
205 +3
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Brendon
199 +4
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Jonathan
195 +7
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Karl
195 +9
34.
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Jeremy
192 +10
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Timothy
192 -7
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Brent
191 -5
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Tony
182 -7
38.
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Nathan
177 +7
39.
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Hamish
173 +9
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Kevin
170 +2
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Darren
168 -10
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Adam
167 +7
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Nigel
164 -6
44.
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Phillip
160 +2
45.
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Philip
157 -9
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Shaun
157 +19
47.
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Stuart
153 0
48.
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Gavin
149 -5
49.
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Carl
141 0
50.
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Joseph
138 +4
51.
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Dion
136 +7
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Glen
136 -17
53.
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Brian
135 -2
54.
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Brett
134 -14
55.
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Adrian
132 +3
56.
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Blair
131 +1
57.
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Benjamin
120 +27
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Martin
118 +5
59.
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Clinton
117 +16
59.
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Gareth
117 +23
61.
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Raymond
116 +10
62.
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Thomas
113 -4
63.
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Sean
112 -7
64.
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Geoffrey
110 -13
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Mathew
110 +11
66.
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Bruce
108 -12
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Ian
108 -13
68.
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Warren
106 +11
69.
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Edward
105 -7
70.
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Lance
96 -5
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Patrick
96 -9
72.
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Kerry
95 +3
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Ross
92 -6
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Jamie
91 +18
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Vaughan
91 +9
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Bevan
90 new
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Samuel
89 new
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Jeffrey
88 +3
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Todd
86 -4
80.
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Ryan
85 +12
81.
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Brendan
84 +16
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Damian
84 +7
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Gary
84 -14
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Marcus
84 new
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Cameron
83 -19
86.
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Julian
82 +1
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Malcolm
82 new
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Troy
80 new
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Antony
79 -4
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George
79 -1
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Alan
78 -22
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Corey
78 new
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Darryl
78 +1
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Graeme
78 -12
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Allan
74 new
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Kyle
74 new
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Kelvin
73 new
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Bradley
70 new
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Leon
68 new
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Murray
68 -26
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Michelle
528 0
2.
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Lisa
520 0
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Nicola
489 +1
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Rachel
489 0
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Angela
440 +1
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Sarah
438 +1
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Joanne
427 -2
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Tracey
355 0
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Rebecca
344 +11
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Karen
331 -1
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Kelly
293 0
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Tania
289 -2
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Melissa
288 +13
14.
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Amanda
275 -1
15.
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Vanessa
267 +6
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Deborah
259 -3
17.
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Fiona
249 0
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Melanie
249 +2
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Catherine
247 +7
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Kim
239 -8
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Megan
234 +3
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Julie
222 -4
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Andrea
220 -8
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Paula
219 -2
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Rachael
217 +4
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Donna
211 -4
27.
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Anna
201 +13
28.
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Kylie
196 +26
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Susan
196 -3
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Jennifer
188 0
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Tracy
188 -15
32.
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Helen
183 +5
33.
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Elizabeth
181 -1
34.
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Rochelle
178 -2
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Katrina
177 +1
36.
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Leanne
175 +2
37.
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Sharon
171 -11
38.
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Natasha
170 +11
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Jacqueline
168 -8
40.
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Christine
161 -6
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Jane
161 +4
42.
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Wendy
158 -7
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Stephanie
155 -2
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Louise
153 +2
45.
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Joanna
152 -3
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Kathryn
152 -2
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Janine
148 0
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Shelley
147 +3
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Victoria
144 -4
50.
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Suzanne
141 -11
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Kirsten
135 +2
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Katherine
134 +5
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Teresa
130 +3
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Tina
128 -4
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Justine
127 -1
56.
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Emma
123 +2
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Bronwyn
122 +11
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Sandra
119 -10
59.
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Kirsty
114 +24
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Maria
114 -7
61.
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Nicole
109 +6
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Bridget
107 +27
63.
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Belinda
104 +12
64.
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Natalie
99 +1
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Toni
99 -4
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Mary
95 -7
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Cherie
94 +3
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Carmen
93 +16
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Tanya
93 -5
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Anita
89 +22
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Linda
89 -9
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Philippa
87 +20
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Caroline
83 +14
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Claire
83 +17
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Gina
82 +19
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Heather
82 +2
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Patricia
82 +3
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Vicki
82 -13
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Carolyn
80 +3
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Penelope
79 +17
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Margaret
78 +18
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Alison
76 -14
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Diane
75 +1
84.
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Cheryl
73 -10
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Denise
72 -22
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Kerry
72 -20
87.
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Hayley
71 new
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Robyn
70 -17
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Annette
69 new
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Debbie
69 -17
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Sally
69 -3
92.
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Maree
68 -20
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Julia
67 -15
94.
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Brenda
65 -19
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Debra
65 -16
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Jodie
65 new
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Kate
65 new
98.
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Marie
63 new
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Stacey
62 new
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Christina
61 -4
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Georgina
61 new