Names that reached the top ten in New Zealand

Names that reached the top 10 of New Zealand's published list in at least one year.

Scoped to one registrar: NZ Department of Internal Affairs — Most Popular Baby Names. A top-ten position here is a position in New Zealand's own list and is never compared against a top-ten position anywhere else — the two are different lists, not two readings of one scale.

60 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

• Amelia

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2019, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 14 years.

• Charlotte

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2006, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 21 years.

• Christine

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1954, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 11 years.

• Daniel

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1980, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 36 years.

• David

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1960, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 37 years.

• Ella

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2007, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 19 years.

• Emma

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2003, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 31 years.

• Isla

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2020, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 11 years.

• Jack

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 2005, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 26 years.

• Jason

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1970, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 15 years.

• Jessica

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1990, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 25 years.

• John

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1954, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 16 years.

• Joshua

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1995, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 27 years.

• Karen

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1957, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 19 years.

• Liam

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 2010, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 18 years.

• Lisa

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1968, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 21 years.

• Matthew

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1990, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 31 years.

• Michael

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1968, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 44 years.

• Michelle

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1966, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 19 years.

• Noah

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 2023, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 12 years.

• Oliver

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 2013, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 17 years.

• Olivia

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2012, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 30 years.

• Peter

  Reached #1 among boys in New Zealand in 1956, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 15 years.

• Ruby

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2011, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.

• Sarah

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1974, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 31 years.

• Sophie

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 2008, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 23 years.

• Susan

  Reached #1 among girls in New Zealand in 1955, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 14 years.

• Andrew

  Reached #2 among boys in New Zealand in 1975, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 30 years.

• Emily

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 2013, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 23 years.

• Georgia

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1997, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 10 years.

• Hannah

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1996, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 19 years.

• Harper

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 2017, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 9 years.

• James

  Reached #2 among boys in New Zealand in 1993, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 44 years.

• Mark

  Reached #2 among boys in New Zealand in 1974, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 27 years.

• Nicola

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1975, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 18 years.

• Rebecca

  Reached #2 among girls in New Zealand in 1977, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 24 years.

• Angela

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1975, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 13 years.

• Anna

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1980, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 9 years.

• Benjamin

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 2003, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 29 years.

• Deborah

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1966, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 14 years.

• Kelly

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1978, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.

• Leo

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 2019, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.

• Luca

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 2023, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 3 years.

• Margaret

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1954, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 5 years.

• Paul

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 1965, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 27 years.

• Rachel

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1971, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 17 years.

• Samantha

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1989, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 15 years.

• Samuel

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 1998, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 30 years.

• Sandra

  Reached #3 among girls in New Zealand in 1962, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 8 years.

• William

  Reached #3 among boys in New Zealand in 2008, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 18 years.

• Amanda

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1985, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 9 years.

• Amy

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1984, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 12 years.

• Christopher

  Reached #4 among boys in New Zealand in 1984, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 33 years.

• Isabella

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 2008, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 12 years.

• Jennifer

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1957, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.

• Joanne

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1969, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 12 years.

• Judith

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1954, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 5 years.

• Julie

  Reached #4 among girls in New Zealand in 1960, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.

• Lucas

  Reached #4 among boys in New Zealand in 2011, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 11 years.

• Mason

  Reached #4 among boys in New Zealand in 2014, and ranked inside the top 10 there in 7 years.