Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
Daniel		 776 +1
2.
Michael		 740 -1
3.
James		 604 +2
4.
Andrew		 574 0
5.
David		 554 -2
6.
Matthew		 549 0
7.
Christopher		 517 0
8.
Jason		 417 0
9.
Nicholas		 394 0
10.
Mark		 385 +1
11.
Benjamin		 367 +1
12.
Richard		 354 +2
13.
Timothy		 352 -3
14.
John		 311 +2
15.
Jonathan		 310 +4
16.
Paul		 309 -3
17.
Scott		 292 -2
18.
Samuel		 291 +4
19.
Adam		 278 +10
20.
Robert		 274 -3
21.
Simon		 273 0
22.
Aaron		 270 -4
23.
Joshua		 259 +4
24.
Shane		 234 -1
24.
William		 234 +6
26.
Nathan		 224 0
27.
Luke		 223 -2
28.
Steven		 219 -4
29.
Stephen		 216 +2
30.
Gareth		 208 +14
31.
Peter		 205 -11
32.
Craig		 204 -4
33.
Ryan		 193 +6
34.
Thomas		 191 0
35.
Joseph		 181 +3
35.
Shaun		 181 +1
37.
Hayden		 173 -2
37.
Jeremy		 173 -5
39.
Anthony		 158 -2
40.
Jamie		 152 -7
41.
Cameron		 148 +6
42.
Jared		 136 0
42.
Mathew		 136 +6
44.
Blair		 133 +8
45.
Hamish		 128 +5
46.
Bradley		 126 -1
46.
Karl		 126 0
48.
Phillip		 120 -8
49.
Justin		 107 -7
50.
Philip		 101 +3
51.
Gregory		 100 0
52.
Brendan		 99 +17
52.
Brendon		 99 -3
54.
Carl		 93 -14
55.
Stuart		 91 +19
56.
Tony		 86 -2
57.
Alexander		 85 +21
58.
Damian		 83 +2
59.
Grant		 80 0
60.
Patrick		 78 -3
61.
Edward		 77 -4
62.
Kevin		 74 +10
63.
Sean		 73 -3
64.
Ian		 72 +32
65.
Glen		 71 -3
65.
Wayne		 71 +4
67.
Lance		 68 -1
68.
Adrian		 67 +15
68.
Joel		 67 +4
70.
Brent		 66 -15
70.
Raymond		 66 +8
72.
George		 65 -5
72.
Shannon		 65 -5
74.
Jonathon		 64 +22
75.
Brett		 63 -19
75.
Kane		 63 new
77.
Dean		 61 -14
78.
Geoffrey		 60 new
78.
Logan		 60 -14
80.
Alan		 59 +16
80.
Leon		 59 new
80.
Ross		 59 -2
83.
Darren		 56 new
83.
Nigel		 56 -9
85.
Dylan		 55 +8
85.
Marcus		 55 new
87.
Douglas		 53 new
87.
Lee		 53 0
89.
Ben		 52 +1
89.
Jacob		 52 -24
91.
Corey		 51 -6
91.
Fraser		 51 new
91.
Jordan		 51 new
94.
Caleb		 50 new
94.
Isaac		 50 -4
94.
Kyle		 50 new
94.
Ricky		 50 new
94.
Troy		 50 new
99.
Micheal		 49 new
100.
Reuben		 47 new
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
Sarah		 661 0
2.
Rebecca		 432 0
3.
Emma		 360 +3
4.
Kelly		 353 0
5.
Lisa		 332 0
6.
Anna		 319 -3
7.
Amy		 303 +2
8.
Rachel		 294 +2
9.
Michelle		 276 -2
10.
Nicola		 250 -2
11.
Melissa		 237 0
12.
Jessica		 234 +4
13.
Amanda		 218 +1
14.
Angela		 216 -2
15.
Kylie		 205 -2
16.
Elizabeth		 198 +4
17.
Hayley		 183 +9
18.
Natasha		 177 -1
19.
Natalie		 167 +4
20.
Renee		 162 +9
21.
Tania		 156 0
22.
Stacey		 151 0
23.
Jennifer		 150 -8
23.
Megan		 150 -4
25.
Tracey		 148 0
26.
Kate		 142 -2
26.
Melanie		 142 -8
28.
Louise		 135 +3
29.
Hannah		 131 +13
30.
Victoria		 126 +11
31.
Claire		 125 +1
32.
Catherine		 124 -5
33.
Katie		 123 0
34.
Katherine		 117 +2
35.
Katrina		 114 +4
36.
Aimee		 113 +26
37.
Nicole		 111 +30
38.
Amber		 108 +5
38.
Vanessa		 108 -8
40.
Kimberley		 104 +20
41.
Rachael		 103 -1
42.
Danielle		 102 +15
42.
Julia		 102 +40
42.
Monique		 102 +43
45.
Erin		 100 +17
46.
Joanne		 97 -18
47.
Julie		 94 0
48.
Charlotte		 93 +9
49.
Alice		 92 +13
49.
Rochelle		 92 0
51.
Fiona		 90 -14
52.
Alana		 89 +28
52.
Karen		 89 -18
54.
Kirsty		 88 0
55.
Helen		 87 -17
56.
Laura		 86 -6
56.
Stephanie		 86 -4
58.
Andrea		 85 -13
59.
Joanna		 84 -16
59.
Kathryn		 84 -9
61.
Maria		 83 -9
62.
Kim		 80 -27
62.
Tracy		 80 -1
64.
Gemma		 79 new
65.
Deborah		 77 -8
66.
Leanne		 76 +9
67.
Shannon		 75 -21
68.
Jade		 74 +17
68.
Mary		 74 +7
70.
Emily		 73 0
70.
Sara		 73 +2
72.
Shelley		 71 -24
73.
Anita		 69 -17
74.
Lauren		 68 +16
75.
Teresa		 67 +17
76.
Caroline		 66 -5
77.
Donna		 65 -12
77.
Naomi		 65 -9
79.
Olivia		 63 -6
79.
Toni		 63 -14
81.
Bridget		 62 +16
81.
Jasmine		 62 +11
83.
Jacqueline		 60 -3
84.
Crystal		 57 new
85.
Frances		 56 new
85.
Jodie		 56 new
85.
Paula		 56 -11
88.
Philippa		 55 new
89.
Marie		 54 +3
90.
Tanya		 53 -6
91.
Alicia		 52 -14
91.
Casey		 52 +8
91.
Christina		 52 -3
91.
Jane		 52 -37
91.
Kirsten		 52 +1
91.
Lucy		 52 new
97.
Aroha		 50 new
97.
Krystal		 50 new
97.
Sheree		 50 new
100.
Tessa		 49 new
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