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.
Matthew		 752 +2
2.
Daniel		 724 0
3.
Michael		 708 -2
4.
James		 678 +1
5.
Samuel		 654 +1
6.
Joshua		 637 -2
7.
Benjamin		 493 +2
8.
Christopher		 486 0
9.
Thomas		 467 +2
10.
David		 431 -3
11.
Nicholas		 411 +1
12.
Andrew		 406 -2
13.
Ryan		 307 +10
14.
Cameron		 299 +6
15.
William		 296 +2
16.
Jason		 288 -3
17.
Scott		 281 -1
18.
Jesse		 269 +7
19.
Joseph		 251 +3
20.
Jordan		 249 +18
21.
Timothy		 248 -7
22.
John		 244 +1
23.
Jamie		 232 +20
24.
Robert		 229 -9
25.
Luke		 227 +2
26.
Aaron		 217 -5
26.
Richard		 217 -8
28.
Mark		 216 -2
29.
Jonathan		 211 +1
30.
Anthony		 203 +3
31.
Adam		 201 -12
32.
Nathan		 200 -4
33.
Hamish		 194 +6
34.
Sean		 184 +7
34.
Simon		 184 -6
36.
Hayden		 183 +1
37.
Jacob		 179 -6
38.
Dylan		 178 +8
39.
Alexander		 176 -5
40.
Peter		 167 -4
41.
Shaun		 157 +1
42.
Steven		 151 -2
43.
Jeremy		 149 +2
44.
Liam		 146 +10
44.
Shane		 146 -13
46.
Bradley		 134 -2
47.
Ethan		 132 new
48.
Paul		 124 -13
49.
Sam		 121 +12
50.
Stephen		 117 -3
51.
George		 115 +10
51.
Patrick		 115 +1
53.
Logan		 112 +3
54.
Joel		 108 +6
55.
Corey		 107 -1
56.
Ben		 102 +3
57.
Mathew		 100 -8
57.
Troy		 100 +1
59.
Kieran		 99 +5
60.
Alex		 96 +20
60.
Jared		 96 -10
62.
Zachary		 94 +27
63.
Mitchell		 93 +15
64.
Kyle		 89 -17
65.
Cody		 86 +15
66.
Craig		 84 -15
66.
Isaac		 84 +5
68.
Phillip		 82 -2
69.
Caleb		 81 -1
69.
Vincent		 81 -3
71.
Edward		 80 -3
71.
Justin		 80 +2
71.
Oliver		 80 +21
74.
Ashley		 78 -22
74.
Kane		 78 -3
74.
Karl		 78 -18
77.
Jack		 77 +7
77.
Zane		 77 +7
79.
Blair		 74 -16
80.
Kurt		 72 -10
80.
Tony		 72 -15
82.
Dean		 70 +10
83.
Tyson		 68 +1
84.
Callum		 63 -8
85.
Charles		 61 -7
85.
Henry		 61 new
87.
Todd		 60 new
88.
Lance		 59 -8
88.
Regan		 59 new
90.
Shannon		 57 -10
91.
Carl		 56 +4
91.
Marcus		 56 new
93.
Brendan		 55 +2
93.
Brendon		 55 +4
93.
Rhys		 55 -4
93.
Ricky		 55 -9
93.
Trent		 55 -2
98.
Levi		 54 new
99.
Philip		 52 -23
99.
Stefan		 52 new
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
Jessica		 602 +1
2.
Sarah		 551 -1
3.
Samantha		 489 0
4.
Emma		 435 0
5.
Rebecca		 358 0
6.
Nicole		 350 0
7.
Hannah		 339 0
8.
Melissa		 284 0
9.
Amy		 275 +3
10.
Rachel		 267 +1
11.
Laura		 261 -2
12.
Danielle		 249 +1
13.
Stephanie		 246 +1
14.
Hayley		 233 +14
15.
Ashleigh		 220 +3
16.
Anna		 213 +1
16.
Natasha		 213 0
18.
Kate		 190 +3
19.
Lauren		 189 +3
20.
Amanda		 182 -10
20.
Courtney		 182 +4
22.
Megan		 179 +16
23.
Elizabeth		 178 -3
24.
Emily		 169 +11
25.
Lisa		 164 -6
26.
Alexandra		 161 +21
27.
Kimberley		 159 +13
28.
Sophie		 153 +3
29.
Stacey		 152 -6
30.
Michelle		 150 -4
31.
Charlotte		 149 -6
32.
Kelly		 148 -3
33.
Holly		 147 +4
34.
Ashley		 143 +9
35.
Olivia		 140 +11
36.
Jasmine		 139 -4
37.
Victoria		 134 +5
38.
Shannon		 131 +5
39.
Chelsea		 130 +4
40.
Jennifer		 128 +14
40.
Natalie		 128 -10
42.
Chloe		 125 -3
42.
Nicola		 125 -15
44.
Renee		 119 -11
45.
Katherine		 118 -5
46.
Jessie		 116 +21
47.
Katie		 115 -12
48.
Alice		 112 -14
49.
Jade		 107 +3
50.
Catherine		 106 -3
51.
Claire		 105 +7
52.
Amber		 103 +3
52.
Kelsey		 103 +28
54.
Lucy		 102 -1
55.
Monique		 99 -6
56.
Brooke		 98 0
57.
Zoe		 95 +5
58.
Gemma		 93 -9
59.
Christina		 92 -2
60.
Rachael		 90 +1
61.
Aimee		 89 -12
61.
Jordan		 89 new
61.
Kathryn		 89 +13
64.
Caitlin		 80 +23
65.
Casey		 79 +27
65.
Erin		 79 +12
65.
Grace		 79 0
65.
Maria		 79 -2
69.
Jamie		 78 +1
69.
Tessa		 78 +13
71.
Alana		 77 +13
72.
Toni		 76 -1
73.
Rebekah		 75 +14
74.
Jenna		 70 -10
74.
Melanie		 70 -16
76.
Vanessa		 69 -9
77.
Louise		 68 +7
78.
Julia		 67 -11
78.
Sara		 67 -4
80.
Tamara		 65 -7
81.
Katrina		 63 +10
82.
Joanna		 62 +11
83.
Helen		 60 -3
83.
Kirsty		 60 -12
85.
Amelia		 58 +8
86.
Brittany		 57 new
86.
Georgia		 57 new
88.
Bridget		 56 new
88.
Cassandra		 56 -4
88.
Kayla		 56 -23
88.
Tracey		 56 -14
92.
Kylie		 54 -78
92.
Leah		 54 new
92.
Morgan		 54 -5
92.
Tania		 54 new
96.
Angela		 53 -36
96.
Mary		 53 -14
96.
Nikita		 53 new
96.
Sinead		 53 new
100.
Georgina		 52 new
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