Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #15 | 146 | |
| 2022 | #16 | 150 | |
| 2021 | #14 | 166 | |
| 2020 | #13 | 157 | |
| 2019 | #7 | 210 | |
| 2018 | #9 | 198 | |
| 2017 | #6 | 242 | |
| 2016 | #5 | 253 | |
| 2015 | #4 | 251 | |
| 2014 | #4 | 269 | |
| 2013 | #3 | 281 | |
| 2012 | #9 | 253 | |
| 2011 | #8 | 267 | |
| 2010 | #2 | 334 | |
| 2009 | #3 | 336 | |
| 2008 | #2 | 382 | |
| 2007 | #3 | 370 | |
| 2006 | #4 | 361 | |
| 2005 | #5 | 349 | |
| 2004 | #9 | 327 | |
| 2003 | #8 | 334 | |
| 2002 | #5 | 355 | |
| 2001 | #6 | 371 | |
| 2000 | #4 | 423 | |
| 1999 | #8 | 384 | |
| 1998 | #5 | 387 | |
| 1997 | #4 | 459 | |
| 1996 | #3 | 506 | |
| 1995 | #3 | 502 | |
| 1994 | #4 | 544 | |
| 1993 | #2 | 605 | |
| 1992 | #3 | 617 | |
| 1991 | #5 | 644 | |
| 1990 | #4 | 678 | |
| 1989 | #5 | 612 | |
| 1988 | #4 | 632 | |
| 1987 | #4 | 639 | |
| 1986 | #4 | 586 | |
| 1985 | #3 | 658 | |
| 1984 | #6 | 589 | |
| 1983 | #4 | 641 | |
| 1982 | #3 | 605 | |
| 1981 | #5 | 516 | |
| 1980 | #4 | 586 | |
| 1979 | #6 | 539 | |
| 1978 | #7 | 485 | |
| 1977 | #8 | 491 | |
| 1976 | #9 | 469 | |
| 1975 | #10 | 471 | |
| 1974 | #13 | 440 | |
| 1973 | #15 | 394 | |
| 1972 | #19 | 374 | |
| 1971 | #18 | 381 | |
| 1970 | #15 | 383 | |
| 1969 | #17 | 368 | |
| 1968 | #15 | 388 | |
| 1967 | #19 | 373 | |
| 1966 | #18 | 358 | |
| 1965 | #14 | 385 | |
| 1964 | #19 | 358 | |
| 1963 | #19 | 381 | |
| 1962 | #22 | 323 | |
| 1961 | #21 | 352 | |
| 1960 | #20 | 374 | |
| 1959 | #20 | 358 | |
| 1958 | #23 | 348 | |
| 1957 | #20 | 356 | |
| 1956 | #18 | 354 | |
| 1955 | #20 | 352 | |
| 1954 | #21 | 322 | |
| 1953 | #18 | 342 | |
| 1952 | #17 | 378 | |
| 1951 | #16 | 346 | |
| 1950 | #12 | 406 | |
| 1949 | #12 | 403 | |
| 1948 | #9 | 432 | |
| 1947 | #10 | 452 | |
| 1946 | #9 | 434 | |
| 1945 | #11 | 345 | |
| 1944 | #9 | 345 | |
| 1943 | #7 | 353 | |
| 1942 | #7 | 377 | |
| 1941 | #7 | 404 | |
| 1940 | #7 | 418 | |
| 1939 | #7 | 394 | |
| 1938 | #7 | 368 | |
| 1937 | #7 | 352 | |
| 1936 | #7 | 343 | |
| 1935 | #6 | 372 | |
| 1934 | #4 | 373 | |
| 1933 | #5 | 388 | |
| 1932 | #4 | 416 | |
| 1931 | #4 | 428 | |
| 1930 | #3 | 480 | |
| 1929 | #3 | 436 | |
| 1928 | #3 | 458 | |
| 1927 | #4 | 479 | |
| 1926 | #3 | 479 | |
| 1925 | #3 | 522 | |
| 1924 | #3 | 493 | |
| 1923 | #3 | 505 | |
| 1922 | #3 | 531 | |
| 1921 | #3 | 544 | |
| 1920 | #3 | 591 | |
| 1919 | #3 | 447 | |
| 1918 | #3 | 469 | |
| 1917 | #3 | 562 | |
| 1916 | #3 | 518 | |
| 1915 | #3 | 546 | |
| 1914 | #3 | 536 | |
| 1913 | #3 | 586 | |
| 1912 | #3 | 570 | |
| 1911 | #4 | 465 | |
| 1910 | #3 | 506 | |
| 1909 | #3 | 527 | |
| 1908 | #3 | 538 | |
| 1907 | #4 | 478 | |
| 1906 | #3 | 489 | |
| 1905 | #3 | 467 | |
| 1904 | #3 | 464 | |
| 1903 | #3 | 464 | |
| 1902 | #3 | 447 | |
| 1901 | #4 | 418 | |
| 1900 | #3 | 437 | |
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