Namewise

Most popular baby names in New Zealand in the 1970s

NZ Department of Internal Affairspublishes a ranking each year, not one for the decade. This list is Namewise's own calculation: each name's average published position across the years of the 1970s it was ranked in, counting only names ranked in at least 5 of those years.

The years-ranked figure beside each name is part of the result, not decoration — a name averaging a strong position across four years is a different claim from one averaging it across ten. The published year-by-year rankings · Data sources

Girls' names

98 names, averaged across 10 published years in the 1970s

  1. 1Lisaavg #3.2 · 10 yrs
  2. 2Michelleavg #3.9 · 10 yrs
  3. 3Nicolaavg #4.5 · 10 yrs
  4. 4Sarahavg #4.5 · 10 yrs
  5. 5Angelaavg #5.1 · 10 yrs
  6. 6Rachelavg #5.5 · 10 yrs
  7. 7Joanneavg #10.7 · 10 yrs
  8. 8Rebeccaavg #10.8 · 10 yrs
  9. 9Taniaavg #12.3 · 10 yrs
  10. 10Amandaavg #12.7 · 10 yrs
  11. 11Karenavg #13.7 · 10 yrs
  12. 12Traceyavg #14.6 · 10 yrs
  13. 13Melanieavg #18.0 · 10 yrs
  14. 14Vanessaavg #20.0 · 10 yrs
  15. 15Kimavg #20.3 · 10 yrs
  16. 16Kellyavg #20.6 · 10 yrs
  17. 17Fionaavg #22.2 · 10 yrs
  18. 18Melissaavg #22.5 · 10 yrs
  19. 19Kylieavg #23.1 · 8 yrs
  20. 20Andreaavg #23.2 · 10 yrs
  21. 21Meganavg #24.1 · 10 yrs
  22. 22Annaavg #24.7 · 10 yrs
  23. 23Catherineavg #25.3 · 10 yrs
  24. 24Julieavg #25.7 · 10 yrs
  25. 25Elizabethavg #25.9 · 10 yrs
  26. 26Deborahavg #26.6 · 10 yrs
  27. 27Tracyavg #28.5 · 10 yrs
  28. 28Jenniferavg #28.7 · 10 yrs
  29. 29Natashaavg #29.8 · 9 yrs
  30. 30Rachaelavg #30.5 · 10 yrs
  31. 31Paulaavg #31.4 · 10 yrs
  32. 32Katrinaavg #31.8 · 10 yrs
  33. 33Donnaavg #32.5 · 10 yrs
  34. 34Amyavg #33.6 · 5 yrs
  35. 35Helenavg #34.3 · 10 yrs
  36. 36Susanavg #35.5 · 10 yrs
  37. 37Emmaavg #39.1 · 10 yrs
  38. 38Sharonavg #40.2 · 10 yrs
  39. 39Joannaavg #40.8 · 10 yrs
  40. 40Louiseavg #41.9 · 10 yrs
  41. 41Victoriaavg #44.5 · 10 yrs
  42. 42Janeavg #45.3 · 10 yrs
  43. 43Kathrynavg #45.4 · 10 yrs
  44. 44Jacquelineavg #46.4 · 10 yrs
  45. 45Christineavg #46.8 · 10 yrs
  46. 46Leanneavg #47.4 · 10 yrs
  47. 47Natalieavg #48.2 · 9 yrs
  48. 48Mariaavg #50.8 · 10 yrs
  49. 49Tinaavg #51.1 · 10 yrs
  50. 50Stephanieavg #51.2 · 10 yrs
  51. 51Rochelleavg #51.4 · 10 yrs
  52. 52Wendyavg #51.6 · 10 yrs
  53. 53Katherineavg #51.7 · 10 yrs
  54. 54Sandraavg #52.3 · 7 yrs
  55. 55Nicoleavg #52.6 · 10 yrs
  56. 56Reneeavg #52.8 · 5 yrs
  57. 57Janineavg #56.3 · 9 yrs
  58. 58Shelleyavg #57.1 · 10 yrs
  59. 59Justineavg #57.3 · 7 yrs
  60. 60Suzanneavg #57.8 · 10 yrs
  61. 61Kirstyavg #59.8 · 9 yrs
  62. 62Belindaavg #62.0 · 10 yrs
  63. 63Kateavg #62.1 · 7 yrs
  64. 64Teresaavg #63.2 · 10 yrs
  65. 65Kirstenavg #63.4 · 8 yrs
  66. 66Toniavg #63.6 · 10 yrs
  67. 67Claireavg #64.2 · 10 yrs
  68. 68Hayleyavg #64.3 · 7 yrs
  69. 69Staceyavg #66.0 · 7 yrs
  70. 70Carolineavg #66.3 · 10 yrs
  71. 71Lindaavg #67.1 · 9 yrs
  72. 72Charlotteavg #67.3 · 6 yrs
  73. 73Robynavg #67.5 · 6 yrs
  74. 74Bridgetavg #67.7 · 10 yrs
  75. 75Bronwynavg #68.3 · 8 yrs
  76. 76Tanyaavg #69.7 · 9 yrs
  77. 77Maryavg #69.7 · 10 yrs
  78. 78Vickiavg #73.4 · 7 yrs
  79. 79Patriciaavg #75.0 · 7 yrs
  80. 80Anitaavg #75.3 · 10 yrs
  81. 81Alisonavg #76.9 · 10 yrs
  82. 82Carolynavg #78.0 · 8 yrs
  83. 83Emilyavg #78.0 · 5 yrs
  84. 84Mareeavg #78.0 · 5 yrs
  85. 85Sonyaavg #78.4 · 5 yrs
  86. 86Cherieavg #80.8 · 8 yrs
  87. 87Kerryavg #82.9 · 8 yrs
  88. 88Brendaavg #83.2 · 5 yrs
  89. 89Heatheravg #83.3 · 10 yrs
  90. 90Sallyavg #83.7 · 10 yrs
  91. 91Margaretavg #83.9 · 7 yrs
  92. 92Juliaavg #84.8 · 9 yrs
  93. 93Philippaavg #84.9 · 9 yrs
  94. 94Joleneavg #86.2 · 5 yrs
  95. 95Debbieavg #87.5 · 6 yrs
  96. 96Marieavg #88.7 · 7 yrs
  97. 97Christinaavg #89.7 · 6 yrs
  98. 98Penelopeavg #94.2 · 5 yrs

Boys' names

100 names, averaged across 10 published years in the 1970s

  1. 1Michaelavg #1.3 · 10 yrs
  2. 2Andrewavg #3.3 · 10 yrs
  3. 3Davidavg #3.4 · 10 yrs
  4. 4Jasonavg #4.2 · 10 yrs
  5. 5Markavg #5.9 · 10 yrs
  6. 6Paulavg #7.1 · 10 yrs
  7. 7Matthewavg #8.5 · 10 yrs
  8. 8Christopheravg #9.2 · 10 yrs
  9. 9Richardavg #10.3 · 10 yrs
  10. 10Craigavg #11.5 · 10 yrs
  11. 11Jamesavg #12.0 · 10 yrs
  12. 12Aaronavg #13.4 · 10 yrs
  13. 13Johnavg #14.5 · 10 yrs
  14. 14Robertavg #14.5 · 10 yrs
  15. 15Danielavg #15.8 · 10 yrs
  16. 16Stephenavg #16.5 · 10 yrs
  17. 17Simonavg #17.2 · 10 yrs
  18. 18Scottavg #17.6 · 10 yrs
  19. 19Shaneavg #17.7 · 10 yrs
  20. 20Peteravg #19.9 · 10 yrs
  21. 21Nicholasavg #20.5 · 10 yrs
  22. 22Stevenavg #20.9 · 10 yrs
  23. 23Anthonyavg #25.8 · 10 yrs
  24. 24Timothyavg #25.8 · 10 yrs
  25. 25Williamavg #30.3 · 10 yrs
  26. 26Nathanavg #31.1 · 9 yrs
  27. 27Jonathanavg #32.0 · 10 yrs
  28. 28Justinavg #32.5 · 10 yrs
  29. 29Gregoryavg #33.5 · 10 yrs
  30. 30Grantavg #35.6 · 10 yrs
  31. 31Tonyavg #36.3 · 10 yrs
  32. 32Deanavg #36.4 · 10 yrs
  33. 33Wayneavg #36.8 · 10 yrs
  34. 34Brendonavg #38.4 · 10 yrs
  35. 35Jeremyavg #38.5 · 10 yrs
  36. 36Brentavg #39.3 · 10 yrs
  37. 37Karlavg #40.3 · 10 yrs
  38. 38Glenavg #40.8 · 10 yrs
  39. 39Nigelavg #41.4 · 10 yrs
  40. 40Hamishavg #43.0 · 10 yrs
  41. 41Glennavg #43.1 · 10 yrs
  42. 42Phillipavg #43.1 · 10 yrs
  43. 43Haydenavg #44.7 · 6 yrs
  44. 44Philipavg #44.9 · 10 yrs
  45. 45Benjaminavg #46.5 · 10 yrs
  46. 46Adamavg #47.0 · 10 yrs
  47. 47Samuelavg #47.1 · 7 yrs
  48. 48Josephavg #48.5 · 10 yrs
  49. 49Darrenavg #49.7 · 10 yrs
  50. 50Thomasavg #51.6 · 10 yrs
  51. 51Carlavg #52.1 · 10 yrs
  52. 52Shaunavg #52.1 · 10 yrs
  53. 53Stuartavg #52.3 · 10 yrs
  54. 54Jamieavg #53.0 · 8 yrs
  55. 55Blairavg #53.2 · 10 yrs
  56. 56Kevinavg #53.6 · 10 yrs
  57. 57Brettavg #55.9 · 10 yrs
  58. 58Joshuaavg #57.0 · 6 yrs
  59. 59Gavinavg #59.1 · 10 yrs
  60. 60Ryanavg #59.8 · 8 yrs
  61. 61Dionavg #60.9 · 9 yrs
  62. 62Mathewavg #61.3 · 10 yrs
  63. 63Seanavg #63.0 · 10 yrs
  64. 64Ianavg #63.9 · 10 yrs
  65. 65Brianavg #65.5 · 10 yrs
  66. 66Garethavg #67.0 · 9 yrs
  67. 67Garyavg #68.3 · 7 yrs
  68. 68Cameronavg #68.4 · 10 yrs
  69. 69Martinavg #68.6 · 10 yrs
  70. 70Adrianavg #68.7 · 10 yrs
  71. 71Rossavg #69.8 · 8 yrs
  72. 72Patrickavg #70.4 · 10 yrs
  73. 73Warrenavg #70.8 · 5 yrs
  74. 74Geoffreyavg #71.4 · 10 yrs
  75. 75Raymondavg #71.6 · 10 yrs
  76. 76Bevanavg #72.2 · 6 yrs
  77. 77Bradleyavg #72.3 · 7 yrs
  78. 78Damianavg #72.9 · 8 yrs
  79. 79Clintonavg #73.3 · 9 yrs
  80. 80Edwardavg #73.5 · 10 yrs
  81. 81Bruceavg #74.9 · 10 yrs
  82. 82Brendanavg #76.4 · 10 yrs
  83. 83Troyavg #76.7 · 6 yrs
  84. 84Graemeavg #77.0 · 5 yrs
  85. 85Lanceavg #77.1 · 8 yrs
  86. 86Jeffreyavg #77.7 · 6 yrs
  87. 87Colinavg #77.8 · 5 yrs
  88. 88Jaredavg #78.0 · 6 yrs
  89. 89Kerryavg #79.6 · 7 yrs
  90. 90Alanavg #80.1 · 10 yrs
  91. 91Antonyavg #80.5 · 6 yrs
  92. 92Leeavg #81.2 · 6 yrs
  93. 93Toddavg #82.6 · 7 yrs
  94. 94Coreyavg #83.6 · 5 yrs
  95. 95Neilavg #87.0 · 5 yrs
  96. 96Russellavg #87.0 · 5 yrs
  97. 97Duncanavg #87.2 · 6 yrs
  98. 98Georgeavg #88.4 · 10 yrs
  99. 99Leonavg #90.0 · 7 yrs
  100. 100Alexanderavg #90.8 · 5 yrs