Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
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Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
Peter		 1,484 0
2.
David		 1,238 +1
3.
John		 1,181 -1
4.
Michael		 1,007 0
5.
Stephen		 873 +1
6.
Paul		 803 -1
7.
Mark		 752 +1
8.
Robert		 708 -1
9.
Christopher		 680 0
10.
Kevin		 551 0
11.
Richard		 482 0
12.
Anthony		 445 +2
13.
Ian		 433 -1
14.
William		 429 +1
15.
Wayne		 422 +2
16.
Grant		 392 +7
17.
Alan		 376 +4
18.
Brian		 368 -5
18.
Bruce		 368 -2
20.
Murray		 359 -2
21.
Gary		 358 -3
22.
Graeme		 348 0
23.
James		 347 -3
24.
Gregory		 330 +6
25.
Steven		 297 +11
26.
Ross		 291 -1
27.
Andrew		 277 +6
28.
Philip		 268 0
29.
Colin		 267 0
30.
Graham		 265 -5
31.
Geoffrey		 253 -4
32.
Allan		 243 +3
33.
Barry		 241 -9
34.
Keith		 225 +5
34.
Kenneth		 225 -2
36.
Trevor		 210 -5
37.
Donald		 203 0
38.
Neil		 198 -4
39.
Raymond		 195 +1
40.
Garry		 184 -2
41.
Martin		 180 +5
42.
Stuart		 173 0
43.
Thomas		 172 -2
44.
Simon		 170 +12
45.
Roger		 168 -1
46.
Russell		 166 +2
47.
Craig		 163 +4
47.
Timothy		 163 -2
49.
Patrick		 159 +1
50.
Phillip		 158 -7
51.
Brent		 153 +1
52.
Tony		 149 +13
52.
Warren		 149 -4
54.
Robin		 143 +1
55.
Malcolm		 135 -1
56.
Kerry		 132 +15
57.
Jeffrey		 130 0
58.
Ronald		 129 -11
59.
Douglas		 128 -6
60.
Joseph		 124 +13
61.
Gavin		 118 +1
62.
Nigel		 115 -3
63.
Dennis		 112 -1
63.
Neville		 112 +4
65.
Gordon		 110 -5
66.
George		 106 -5
66.
Terence		 106 +9
68.
Brett		 103 +4
68.
Leslie		 103 +1
70.
Edward		 101 -3
71.
Charles		 94 -5
71.
Dean		 94 +13
73.
Nicholas		 93 +3
74.
Lance		 92 +2
74.
Rodney		 92 0
76.
Derek		 88 +10
77.
Shane		 86 +14
78.
Noel		 85 +2
79.
Lindsay		 84 -21
80.
Eric		 83 -2
81.
Bryan		 79 -17
81.
Glenn		 79 -11
83.
Bernard		 73 -4
83.
Rex		 73 -3
85.
Maurice		 67 +3
86.
Alexander		 66 -2
87.
Alistair		 64 new
88.
Terry		 63 +1
89.
Daniel		 61 -7
89.
Desmond		 61 new
89.
Ivan		 61 new
92.
Arthur		 60 new
92.
Gerard		 60 -3
92.
Lawrence		 60 new
92.
Owen		 60 -9
96.
Warwick		 58 -10
97.
Matthew		 57 new
97.
Walter		 57 new
99.
Leonard		 55 new
99.
Stewart		 55 +1
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
Susan		 915 +1
2.
Karen		 808 -1
3.
Christine		 609 0
4.
Jennifer		 458 0
5.
Margaret		 428 0
6.
Deborah		 415 +9
7.
Linda		 409 0
8.
Wendy		 402 +2
9.
Elizabeth		 399 0
10.
Judith		 370 -4
11.
Robyn		 356 -3
12.
Helen		 351 +2
13.
Julie		 344 +13
14.
Patricia		 341 -3
15.
Sandra		 339 -3
16.
Mary		 315 -3
17.
Barbara		 306 0
18.
Sharon		 305 +5
19.
Diane		 301 +2
20.
Lynette		 299 0
21.
Carol		 275 -2
22.
Debra		 269 +23
23.
Anne		 263 -7
24.
Catherine		 257 +1
25.
Suzanne		 237 -1
26.
Heather		 236 -8
27.
Joanne		 232 +8
28.
Denise		 226 +4
29.
Pamela		 225 -7
30.
Janice		 218 +1
31.
Raewyn		 207 -4
32.
Janet		 199 -3
33.
Jane		 188 -5
34.
Dianne		 186 0
34.
Vicki		 186 +8
36.
Shirley		 180 -6
37.
Donna		 175 +6
37.
Pauline		 175 -4
39.
Carolyn		 174 +7
40.
Rosemary		 173 -3
41.
Lorraine		 172 -3
42.
Alison		 171 -6
43.
Kathleen		 169 -2
44.
Kathryn		 166 +7
45.
Yvonne		 164 +2
46.
Annette		 162 -6
47.
Lesley		 146 +13
48.
Ann		 138 +5
49.
Lynda		 134 0
49.
Marie		 134 -5
51.
Jacqueline		 133 -4
52.
Gail		 129 -13
53.
Fiona		 128 +6
53.
Sally		 128 +12
55.
Jan		 127 +3
56.
Colleen		 125 -2
56.
Jillian		 125 -1
56.
Sheryl		 125 -4
59.
Kerry		 120 +7
60.
Gillian		 118 +6
61.
Cheryl		 117 +2
62.
Kay		 116 +6
63.
Angela		 115 -1
63.
Brenda		 115 -8
65.
Maree		 114 +4
66.
Diana		 113 +9
67.
Beverley		 110 -6
68.
Nicola		 108 +28
69.
Shona		 104 +1
70.
Maria		 103 -15
71.
Glenda		 102 -7
72.
Ruth		 100 0
73.
Maureen		 93 -23
74.
Michelle		 89 +3
75.
Andrea		 87 +14
75.
Jeanette		 87 +14
75.
Lynne		 87 +6
78.
Kim		 86 new
79.
Glenys		 84 -7
79.
Louise		 84 -7
81.
Caroline		 83 +4
82.
Jocelyn		 82 +3
82.
Paula		 82 +14
82.
Penelope		 82 -6
85.
Joy		 81 +2
86.
Michele		 80 new
86.
Sarah		 80 new
88.
Bronwyn		 79 -10
88.
Josephine		 79 -7
88.
Vivienne		 79 +8
91.
Adrienne		 78 +5
92.
Frances		 75 -22
93.
Stephanie		 74 new
94.
Elaine		 72 -6
95.
Jill		 71 -3
95.
Philippa		 71 new
97.
Janine		 70 new
98.
Claire		 69 new
99.
Teresa		 68 -15
99.
Victoria		 68 new
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