Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1990s

Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

Scoped to one registrar: NZ Department of Internal Affairs — Most Popular Baby Names. A name can be at its height here a generation before or after it is elsewhere, and this says only when it peaked in New Zealand — never when it peaked generally, which is not a thing any single source can show.

39 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

Source: NZ Department of Internal Affairs · All New Zealand names

• Jessica

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1977–2019.

• Joshua

  Highest recorded position #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1995, across a record running 1974–2023.

• Matthew

  Highest recorded position #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1958–2023.

• Georgia

  Highest recorded position #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1997, across a record running 1990–2023.

• Hannah

  Highest recorded position #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1996, across a record running 1978–2023.

• James

  Highest recorded position #2 among boys in New Zealand in 1993, across a record running 1954–2023.

• Samuel

  Highest recorded position #3 among boys in New Zealand in 1998, across a record running 1967–2023.

• Dylan

  Highest recorded position #7 among boys in New Zealand in 1992, across a record running 1980–2020.

• Jordan

  Highest recorded position #7 among boys in New Zealand in 1994, across a record running 1982–2023.

• Ashleigh

  Highest recorded position #8 among girls in New Zealand in 1992, across a record running 1986–2005.

• Courtney

  Highest recorded position #8 among girls in New Zealand in 1996, across a record running 1985–2006.

• Danielle

  Highest recorded position #8 among girls in New Zealand in 1993, across a record running 1981–2010.

• Laura

  Highest recorded position #8 among girls in New Zealand in 1995, across a record running 1978–2008.

• Caitlin

  Highest recorded position #10 among girls in New Zealand in 1998, across a record running 1989–2014.

• Connor

  Highest recorded position #11 among boys in New Zealand in 1999, across a record running 1992–2022.

• Stephanie

  Highest recorded position #11 among girls in New Zealand in 1991, across a record running 1954–2005.

• Caleb

  Highest recorded position #12 among boys in New Zealand in 1999, across a record running 1982–2023.

• Tayla

  Highest recorded position #13 among girls in New Zealand in 1999, across a record running 1994–2011.

• Brittany

  Highest recorded position #14 among girls in New Zealand in 1997, across a record running 1990–2000.

• Hayley

  Highest recorded position #14 among girls in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1973–2016.

• Nathan

  Highest recorded position #14 among boys in New Zealand in 1995, across a record running 1969–2023.

• Holly

  Highest recorded position #16 among girls in New Zealand in 1994, across a record running 1983–2020.

• Jesse

  Highest recorded position #18 among boys in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1981–2017.

• Kayla

  Highest recorded position #18 among girls in New Zealand in 1992, across a record running 1986–2014.

• Chelsea

  Highest recorded position #19 among girls in New Zealand in 1994, across a record running 1987–2008.

• Lauren

  Highest recorded position #19 among girls in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1978–2012.

• Ashley

  Highest recorded position #23 among girls in New Zealand in 1991, across a record running 1986–2012.

• Jamie

  Highest recorded position #23 among boys in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1972–2011.

• Mitchell

  Highest recorded position #24 among boys in New Zealand in 1995, across a record running 1986–2010.

• Alexandra

  Highest recorded position #26 among girls in New Zealand in 1990, across a record running 1985–2014.

• Hayden

  Highest recorded position #26 among boys in New Zealand in 1994, across a record running 1974–2012.

• Hamish

  Highest recorded position #27 among boys in New Zealand in 1999, across a record running 1964–2009.

• Bradley

  Highest recorded position #28 among boys in New Zealand in 1998, across a record running 1973–2005.

• Sean

  Highest recorded position #28 among boys in New Zealand in 1995, across a record running 1963–2007.

• Taylor

  Highest recorded position #29 among girls in New Zealand in 1998, across a record running 1994–2016.

• Bailey

  Highest recorded position #30 among boys in New Zealand in 1999, across a record running 1996–2008.

• Shannon

  Highest recorded position #31 among girls in New Zealand in 1993, across a record running 1976–2001.

• Cassandra

  Highest recorded position #62 among girls in New Zealand in 1993, across a record running 1987–1997.

• Rhys

  Highest recorded position #74 among boys in New Zealand in 1992, across a record running 1975–2003.