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Contents The Australian Top 10 ....................................................................................................................................... 3

More babies, less convergence ................................................................................................................ 3

The ‘Hundred-Year Return’ influences Australia’s top baby names ............................................... 4

William first across four states but Oliver most popular across the nation .................................. 5

Charlotte takes a strong lead 3 years in a row .................................................................................... 5

Top 10 boy trends and insights ................................................................................................................ 5

Top 10 girl trends and insights ................................................................................................................. 5

8 new boy names and 11 new girl names in Top 100 list ................................................................... 6

Most significant leaps and declines ........................................................................................................ 6

There’s a ring to it ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Boys names feature less syllables ........................................................................................................... 7

Gendered names triumph and popular boys’ names not just for boys ......................................... 8

Creative spellings prominent, especially for girls ............................................................................... 8

Australian states versus states ................................................................................................................. 9

Rising with the stars..................................................................................................................................... 9

Religious influences strong and ongoing ............................................................................................. 10

We’ll never be royals, but we’ll name our kids after them ............................................................... 10

Most popular Australian royal names ..................................................................................................... 11

12 of 22 current royal names are top baby names too ...................................................................... 11

New Zealand’s Top 10 Baby Names .......................................................................................................... 12

New Zealand baby names see royal influence decline ................................................................... 12

Sources .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Contact Us .................................................................................................................................................... 13

Australia’s Top 100 Girls’ Names................................................................................................................. 14

Australia’s Top 100 Boys’ Names ................................................................................................................ 15

New Zealand’s Top 100 Girls’ Names ........................................................................................................ 16

New Zealand’s Top 100 Boys’ Names ....................................................................................................... 17

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The Australian Top 10

Rank Boys Girls

1 Oliver Charlotte

2 William Olivia

3 Jack Ava

4 Noah Emily

5 Jackson/Jaxon Mia

6 James Amelia

7 Thomas Ruby

8 Ethan Sophia/Sofia

9 Lucas Chloe

10 Cooper Sophie

Table 1. Top 10 most popular baby names in Australia, 2013.

In 2013, 1 in 10 Australian babies were given one of the Top 10 most popular baby names – 31,983 babies out of just over 300,000 births! There were more than 2,082 boys born named Oliver and 1,969 girls named Charlotte last year.

More babies, less convergence

While Australia is setting new records in the number of babies born per year – having reached over 315,000 in 2013 – parents are being more original in the baby names they choose with fewer babies being given one of the Top 20 names.

While in 2012 the Top 20 baby names accounted for 28,301 baby girls and 29,083 baby boys, these figures dropped to 26,788 baby girls and 28,198 baby boys in the 2013 calendar year.

Parents are congregating less around the most popular names as part of an ongoing trend towards choosing less common names for their newborns.

In fact, 40.6% of babies born in the 2012 calendar year were named one of the Top 100 baby names, with this figure reducing to 39.6% for the 2013 calendar year.

Parents are more likely to choose more common names for baby boys, with 9,267 baby boys in Australia given a Top 5 name in 2013, compared with only 8,239 baby girls given a Top 5 name. Growing is parental desire to impart uniqueness and individuality to their children, especially for baby girls!

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The ‘Hundred-Year Return’ influences Australia’s top baby names

The trend in baby-naming in Australia is for the traditional over the trendy.

There is a ‘Hundred-Year Return’ theme taking place in Australia, with many of the top names of today also in the top names of a century ago, while names of a few decades ago have fallen out of favour.

Many of today’s most common baby names were popular in the early 20th century and have seen a significant resurgence in the early 21st century. This is illustrated by the NSW Government, which records nearly two fifths (39%) of all of Australia’s births, in an interactive baby names data visualisation.

William is an example of the ‘hundred-year’ return, having ranked 2nd overall in NSW in the 1910s and ranking in top place again in NSW from 2009 onwards.

Jack climbed up to 5th place in the 1920s in NSW before seeing a steep decline from the 1940s to 1970s, with a marked resurgence between the year 2000 and 2004.

Ruby was a popular girls’ name at the turn of the 20th century, coming to a near decline from the 19050s to 1970s but climbing significantly in popularity since the 1990s.

Figure 1 William’s ‘Hundred-Year Return,’ NSW, NSW Government

Figure 2 Jack’s ‘Hundred-Year Return,’ NSW, NSW Government

Figure 3 Ruby's 'Hundred-Year Return,' NSW, NSW Government

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William first across four states but Oliver most popular across the nation

Oliver has emerged as Australia’s top boy baby name for the first time in Australia’s history. Climbing steadily from a rank of 4th in 2010, 5th in 2011, and 3rd in 2012, Oliver has leaped to 1st place in 2013, overtaking both William (1st in 2010 and 2012) and Jack (1st in 2011).

Oliver was the top boys’ name in three states/territories (QLD, SA, TAS), while William topped the list in four states/territories (NSW, ACT, VIC, and NT) and Jack took the lead in WA.

While William topped the list across more states than any other boys’ name, numerically there were 37 more occurrences of Oliver than William across the nation. In 2013, there were 2,082 babies named Oliver, 2,045 named William, and 1,909 named Jack.

While Jack is currently in 3rd place, the strength and popularity of the name is highlighted by the rise of Jackson/Jaxon – making its way into the Top 5 for the first time (and into the Top 10 for the first time in 2012)! If the names Jack, Jackson, and Jaxon were to be combined, they would tally 3,481 baby boys – clearly the most popular name!

Charlotte takes a strong lead 3 years in a row

Since 2011 Charlotte has taken the lead in girls’ names, remaining strong in 1st place and the choice for 1969 girls in 2013. The popularity of the name Charlotte is evident – while last year Charlotte outnumbered the 2nd place name Ruby by only 47 occurrences, this year Charlotte tops the list with an

astounding 355 more occurrences than Olivia in 2nd place.

Top 10 boy trends and insights

All of the Top 10 boys’ names from 2013 have held on to their Top 10 ranking in 2014, with the most notable rise by Jackson/Jaxon climbing from 10th to 5th place. James saw a rise of two places while Noah held 4th place for the second year. Thomas and Cooper both dropped by one place, Lucas dropped by 2, and Ethan dropped 3 places in the Top 3 list.

Top 10 girl trends and insights

Sophia/Sofia has entered the Top 10 girls’ list in 2013 for the first time, ahead of Sophie by two places. If the names Sophie, Sophia, and Sofia were to be combined, they would tally a total of 2,899 baby girls in 2013 and be the clear first in girls’ names!

Ava has had the most significant increase in popularity since 2012, climbing 7 places from 10th to 3rd. Emily, Mia, and Amelia have each climbed by 3 rankings and Emily climbed by 2 ranks from 6th to 4th.

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The most significant decrease in popularity of the Top 10 girls’ names was experienced by Lily/Lilly, dropping from 3rd place in 2012 to 12th in 2013. Ruby remained in the Top 10 list but dropped by 5 places – from 2nd to 7th – and Chloe and Sophie both dropped by 2 rankings.

8 new boy names and 11 new girl names in Top 100 list

The Top 100 list saw 8 new boys’ names and 11 new girls’ names enter the list.

The names Louis, Nathaniel, Felix, Aaron, Lewis, Parker, Jett, and Seth entered the Top 100 in place of Declan, Cameron, Zac, Gabriel, Christopher, Callum, Andrew, and Muhammad which dropped out of the Top 100.

The shift in baby girl names saw an entrance into the Top 100 list of Penelope, Ayla, Harriet, Daisy, Elsie, Indie, Pippa, Indigo, Nevaeh, Payton, and Ariana, which replaced 11 names which dropped below 100th: Amy, Tahlia, Kayla, Gabriella, Josephine, Mariam, Angelina, Elise, Ebony, Lacy and Lauren.

Most significant leaps and declines

Ryder, Hudson, and Lincoln had the most significant increases in popularity among boys’ names – Ryder leaped 21 places to 65th, Hudson jumped 18 places to 33rd, and Lincoln moved 17 places to 50th.

Leo and George also increased their ranking by more than 10 places – Leo jumping to 39th from 54th and George taking 60th place from 71st in the previous year.

Hamish was not so lucky, experiencing the largest drop of the boys, falling 17 places to 89th. Dylan and Hayden shared in their misfortune, both names plunging 16 places to 56th and 68th, respectively.

The most significant leap in girls’ names was found among Aria which rose 26 places to 57th overall. Eloise, Lillian, and Evelyn saw increases of 19, 18, and 16 places, respectively.

Molly experienced the biggest decline in popularity from 2012 to 2013, dropping 19 places to 57th. Jade and Caitlin both dropped 15 places and Rose, which saw a rise of 19 places from 2011 to 2012, fell 13 places in 2013 to sit at 76th.

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There’s a ring to it

The rise of gentle, softer-sounding names for girls and firmer sounding names for boys is an ongoing trend with baby names in Australia.

95% of the girls’ names (19) in the Top 20 list end with a vowel or ‘y’, with over half (11) of these ending with the letter ‘a’, producing the gentle ‘ah’ finish. Only 1 of the Top 20 names ends with a consonant – Maddison/Madison.

On the boy’s list, however, 90% of the top 20 names end with a consonant sound! ‘N’ is most popular ending consonant for 5 names in the Top 20, and just two names in the Top 20 boys’ list – Noah and Joshua – feature a soft ‘a’ or ‘ah’ ending.

Figure 4. Name Sounds and Endings in Top 20 Baby Names List, 2013.

Boys names feature less syllables

Parents are increasingly choosing longer, flowing names for their daughters and shorter, solid-sounding names for their sons.

Eight girls’ names (i.e. Indianna/Indiana, Elizabeth, and Penelope) have 4 syllables while only 1 boys’ name (Alexander) on the Top 100 list features 4 syllables.

Boys are twice as likely as girls to have a single-syllable name, and girls are twice as likely as boys to have three syllables in their name.

Names most commonly have just two syllables, with two thirds (67%) of boys names and just over half (54%) of the girls names on the Top 100 list comprising of double syllables.

Figure 5. Number of Syllables in Top 100 Baby Names List, 2013.

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Gendered names triumph and popular boys’ names not just for boys

Only one name in the Top 100 appears on both the girls’ and boys’ list in its unchanged form – Charlie (21st on the boys’ list and 71st on the girls’ list when combined with Charli and Charlee). Charlie is commonly considered to be interchangeable between the two sexes.

While all of the names except Charlie are most often distinctly boys’ or girls’ names, a number of girls’ names from the Top 100 can be

interchanged for boys’ names – these include Harper, Jade, and Mackenzie. In similar fashion, parents are increasingly using popular boys’ names when naming their daughters – names such as Riley, Jayden, Tyler, Leo, Dylan, Hayden, Jordan, Luca, Ashton, Kai, Bailey, Alex, and Jesse are oftentimes used for girls.

Creative spellings prominent, especially for girls

Not content in simply finding a distinctive name for their newborn, parents are often turning to the use of apostrophes, hyphens, or emphasised phonetic spellings to make their baby’s name unique. In our Top 100 list, we have combined the occurrences of names which

are phonetically identical but unique in their spelling.

Parents tend to take greater liberty in amending their baby girl’s name than boys’ name, featuring the following examples in the Top 100 list:

• Sophia/Sofia (8th)

• Lilly/Lily (12th)

• Maddison/Madison (16th)

• Isabelle/Isabel (23rd)

• Milla/Mila (36th)

• Madeleine/Madeline (58th)

• Indiana/Indianna (62nd)

• Charlie/Charli/Charlee (71st)

The presence of double letters is also an occurrence more frequently observed in popular girls’ names, as evidenced in 28 girls’ names and just 11 boys’ names in the Top 100 list:

Girls: Charlotte, Isabella, Lilly, Ella, Sienna, Maddison, Emma, Isabelle, Hannah, Scarlett, Willow, Milla, Summer, Jessica, Savannah, Annabelle, Stella, Bella, Poppy, Holly, Ellie, Alyssa, Indianna, Anna, Molly, Lillian, Harriet, and Pippa.

Boys: William, Cooper, Harrison, Harry, Flynn, Connor, Matthew, Mitchell, Finn, Jesse, and Jett.

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Australian states versus states

William topped the list in four states and territories – New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, and the Northern Territory – whereas Oliver topped the list in three states – Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania. Jack took first in Western Australia, coming a close second in Victoria and Tasmania.

NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

William William Oliver Jack Oliver Oliver William William

Oliver Jack William Oliver William Jack Lachlan Cooper

Jack Oliver Jack Noah Noah William Oliver Oliver

Noah Ethan Cooper William Ethan Noah Thomas Lucas

James Thomas Noah Lucas Jack Thomas James John

Table 2. Most popular baby boy names by state and territories in Australia, 2013.

Charlotte emerged as the defined winner across the states and territories, topping the girls’ list in 6 states and territories and taking second in the ACT and Western Australia. Chloe took first in the ACT and Olivia, second overall, took 1st place in WA.

NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Olivia Charlotte Charlotte Chloe Charlotte

Olivia Ava Ruby Charlotte Ava Ruby Charlotte Olivia

Amelia Olivia Emily Ava Ruby Amelia Ava Amelia

Chloe Mia Mia Emily Emily Ella Olivia Ruby

Mia Emily Amelia Ruby Grace Mia Amelia Chloe

Table 3. Most popular baby girl names by state and territories in Australia, 2013.

Rising with the stars

Actors, actresses, sports and music stars continue to significantly influence the popularity of babies within Australia.

• Mason (rising to 13th from 17th last year) and Penelope (having entered the list and jumped to 81st place) are the children of reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian (born 2009 and 2012).

• Harper (rising to 27th from 35th last year) is the daughter of David and Victoria Beckham (2011).

• Willow (rising to 29th from 40th a year ago) is the daughter of pop musician Pink (2011) and the name of Will Smith’s 13-year-old daughter.

• Noah (remaining strong in 4th place) was born to Michael Bublé in 2013.

• Elijah was chosen by Elton John for his second son in 2013 (rising to 36th from 44th) and Lincoln (50th up from 67th) was born to actress Kristen Bell (2013).

• Olive (77th up from 90th) is the daughter of Drew Barrymore (2012) and actors Sacha Baron and Isla Fisher (2007).

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Influences from popular culture are seen among Australia’s most popular baby names, with characters such as Emily and Jack from the television series Revenge making it to the Top 10 list, Braxton from Home and Away in 46th place and Charlotte from Sex and the City in 1st place.

Popular movies such as Ruby Sparks (2012) and Noah (2014) also feature some of today’s Top 10 names.

Religious influences strong and ongoing

While Australia has seen an increase of baby names that are indecipherably spelled and incongruously pronounced, the Top 100 list also shows a strong pull towards more traditional names with Biblical origins, especially in the boys’ list.

More than 1 in every 4 boys’ names (27) in the Top 100 list are derived from the Bible, including four of the Top 10 names – Noah (4th), James (6th), Thomas

(7th) and Ethan (8th). Less common Biblical names such as Caleb, Eli, Levi, Nathaniel, Felix, Jesse, Abigail, Phoebe, and Chloe are also present on the list.

The following Biblical names have increased in popularity since 2012: Joshua (12th up from 13th), Alexander (15th up from 16th), Isaac (23rd up from 25th), Levi (29th up from 31st), Elijah (36th up from 44th), Michael (42nd up from 49th), Joseph (57th up from 64th), Jesse (87th up from 91st) and John (92nd up from 99th).

Arabic names are also seeing an increase, with Layla at 30th (up from 32nd) and Zahra approaching the Top 100 list in 108th place. Ali rose to 93rd place (up from 97th). While Muhammad didn’t quite make the list this year, he is not far behind in 101st place, down from 100th last year.

We’ll never be royals, but we’ll name our kids after them

The original category of celebrities – the royals – have not only captured the loyalty and affections of modern Australians but continue to significantly influence their choice in baby names.

Prince William’s popularity first placed William in the Top 10 in 2001 and the name’s popularity has grown significantly since then. In 2011, the

year of the royal wedding, William became the most popular boy’s name Australia-wide and maintained this position until 2012. While William is the 2nd most popular name overall, it is still the most popular boy’s name in New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, and the NT.

The birth of Prince George (George Alexander Louis) in July 2013 has positively impacted the use of George by Australian parents, increasing George’s rank from 71st to 60th – its highest ranking since the 1970s. Alexander’s popularity has also been impacted with an increase in rank from 16th to 15th in 2013.

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Despite having only influenced parents for a period of less than 6 months in the 2013 calendar year, the number of baby boys named George increased from 364 in 2012 to 490 in 2013.

Most popular Australian royal names

GIRLS BOYS

Rank Name Royal Heritage Rank Name Royal Heritage

1 Charlotte Prince Charles 2 William Prince William

47 Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth II 22 Henry King Henry I - VII

69 Alexandra Princess Alexandra 59 Edward Prince Edward

71 Charlie (Charles) Prince Charles 60 George King George I - VII

79 Victoria Queen Victoria 81 Charles Prince Charles

Table 4. Royal name popularity among Australian baby names.

12 of 22 current royal names are top baby names too

Of the 22 names present within the current British royal family, 12 are in the Top 100 current baby names lists. Indeed the number of royal names in the Top 100 is an indication of the influence the British royals still have on baby naming trends, and this trend is looking strong, particularly with the influence of the next generation of royals.

Title Full Name

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary

Duke of Edinburgh Philip

Prince of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George

Princess Anne Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise

Prince Andrew Andrew Albert Christian Edward

Prince Edward Edward Antony Richard Louis

Prince William William Arthur Philip Louis

Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Elizabeth

Prince Harry Henry Charles Albert David

Prince George George Alexander Louis

Table 5. Names of Royal family members in the top 100 baby names in Australia, 2013.

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New Zealand’s Top 10 Baby Names

Rank Boys Girls

1 Oliver Charlotte

2 Jack Emily

3 James Ruby

4 William Sophie

5 Mason Olivia

6 Liam Isla

7 Samuel Amelia

8 Lucas Ava

9 Noah Isabella

10 Thomas Ella

Table 6. Top 10 most popular baby names in New Zealand, 2013.

As close geographical neighbours, the ties between the most popular names in New Zealand and Australia are strong, and the Top 10 lists of both countries closely correspond.

Oliver and Charlotte both take 1st place in New Zealand – Oliver winning with just 6 more occurrences than Jack, and Charlotte having just 19 occurrences more than Emily.

The boy names Mason, Liam, and Samuel are found in the NZ Top 10 boys’ list but not on the Australian list, as are the girls’ names Isla, Isabella, and Ella.

New Zealand baby names see royal influence decline

There has been a decline in the popularity of common royal names in New Zealand, as is evidenced by a drop of the number of babies named George, William, and Harry in the last year.

George has seen the most significant down-shift in ranking to 35th place from 26th a year ago, with 29 fewer boys taking Prince George’s name. William has declined from 3rd in 2012 to 4th in 2013 as well as decreasing in number – 267 boys in 2013 in New Zealand were named William, compared to 317 the previous year.

Harry has also declined decreasing from 135 occurrences in 2012 to 123 occurrences in 201 and thus moving from 37th to 40th place.

The name Kate has had a consistent tally at 50 occurrences for the last two years, but has been declining overall in ranking since 2010 – sitting at 25th in 2008, 38th in 2009, 53rd in 2010, 71st in 2011, 90th in 2012 and 81st in 2013.

Based on these trends a New Zealand royal tour is overdue and no doubt the April 2014 royal tour will lead to a reversal in these trend lines.

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Sources

Baby Names Australia is the only analysis of all of the registered baby names across the 8 Births, Deaths and Marriages offices in Australia and in New Zealand. The data which we have analysed has been provided by the following government departments:

NSW Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages

NSW Government (‘Hundred-Year Return’ Graphs)

ACT Births, Deaths, & Marriages

Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria

SA Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office

QLD Births, Deaths, and Marriages

WA Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

TAS Births, Deaths, and Marriages

NT Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages

New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australian Birth Numbers)

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Australia’s Top 100 Girls’ Names

Name Occurrence

1 Charlotte 1969

2 Olivia 1614

3 Ava 1576

4 Emily 1541

5 Mia 1539

6 Amelia 1519

7 Ruby 1489

8 Sophia/

Sofia 1469

9 Chloe 1448

10 Sophie 1430

11 Isabella 1417

12 Lilly/Lily 1403

13 Ella 1292

14 Grace 1243

15 Sienna 1100

16 Maddison/ Madison

1007

17 Isla 976

18 Matilda 955

19 Zoe 935

20 Emma 866

21 Ivy 841

22 Lucy 812

23 Isabelle/

Isabel 805

24 Hannah 760

25 Scarlett 742

26 Evie 740

27 Harper 727

28 Zara 709

29 Willow 651

30 Layla 650

31 Abigail 648

32 Georgia 639

33 Eva 622

34 Imogen 569

35 Jasmine 551

36 Milla/Mila 551

37 Summer 524

38 Jessica 522

39 Alexis 518

40 Savannah 489

41 Sarah 476

42 Mackenzie 467

43 Evelyn 462

44 Annabelle 459

45 Alice 449

46 Stella 442

47 Elizabeth 430

48 Bella 421

49 Chelsea 411

50 Audrey 410

51 Violet 408

52 Poppy 385

53 Addison 379

54 Holly 360

55 Paige 360

56 Ellie 358

57 Aria 354

58 Madeleine/ Madeline

345

59 Phoebe 343

60 Alyssa 342

61 Hayley 340

62 Indiana/ Indianna

324

63 Maya 322

64 Anna 310

65 Eden 290

66 Lola 289

67 Eliza 277

68 Eloise 267

69 Alexandra 267

70 Piper 263

71 Charlie/ Charli/

Charlee 259

72 Claire 255

73 Lara 254

74 Samantha 250

75 Molly 241

76 Rose 240

77 Olive 234

78 Aaliyah 218

79 Victoria 202

80 Amelie 194

81 Penelope 189

82 Lillian 176

83 Eve 172

84 Jade 157

85 Mikayla 153

86 Amber 152

87 Ayla 142

88 Heidi 138

89 Harriet 137

90 Daisy 134

91 Elsie 128

92 Skye 127

93 Leah 125

94 Indie 125

95 Pippa 125

96 Indigo 116

97 Nevaeh 112

98 Peyton 100

99 Caitlin 89

100 Ariana 88

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Australia’s Top 100 Boys’ Names

Name Occurrence

1 Oliver 2082

2 William 2045

3 Jack 1909

4 Noah 1659

5 Jackson/

Jaxon 1572

6 James 1487

7 Thomas 1449

8 Ethan 1435

9 Lucas 1388

10 Cooper 1363

11 Lachlan 1331

12 Joshua 1278

13 Mason 1238

14 Liam 1227

15 Alexander 1203

16 Samuel 1177

17 Harrison 1161

18 Jacob 1111

19 Max 1061

20 Benjamin 1022

21 Charlie 1019

22 Henry 989

23 Isaac 985

24 Xavier 979

25 Hunter 947

26 Riley 904

27 Oscar 895

28 Harry 881

29 Levi 857

30 Daniel 843

31 Ryan 812

32 Jayden 803

33 Hudson 802

34 Logan 755

35 Tyler 755

36 Elijah 749

37 Flynn 718

38 Sebastian 706

39 Leo 663

40 Blake 644

41 Jake 621

42 Michael 609

43 Connor 604

44 Archie 595

45 Zachary 584

46 Braxton 580

47 Luke 578

48 Eli 574

49 Matthew 568

50 Lincoln 558

51 Aiden 556

52 Patrick 549

53 Nate 541

54 Nicholas 537

55 Archer 536

56 Dylan 520

57 Joseph 519

58 Chase 519

59 Edward 496

60 George 490

61 Mitchell 477

62 Finn 461

63 Nathan 453

64 Beau 443

65 Ryder 443

66 Angus 439

67 Hugo 429

68 Hayden 423

69 Jordan 403

70 Luca 396

71 Ashton 388

72 Caleb 388

73 Owen 382

74 Louis 353

75 Kai 352

76 Toby 348

77 Bailey 341

78 Adam 339

79 Nathaniel 339

80 Austin 338

81 Charles 323

82 Jasper 318

83 Marcus 309

84 Christian 292

85 Alex 285

86 Felix 274

87 Jesse 267

88 Darcy 262

89 Hamish 253

90 Dominic 251

91 Jett 235

92 John 219

93 Ali 218

94 Aaron 216

95 David 210

96 Seth 209

97 Lewis 202

98 Parker 138

99 Anthony 136

100 Jonathan 134

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New Zealand’s Top 100 Girls’ Names

Name Occurrence

1 Charlotte 303

2 Emily 284

3 Ruby 276

4 Sophie 275

5 Olivia 257

6 Isla 228

7 Amelia 227

8 Ava 217

9 Isabella 210

10 Ella 207

11 Chloe 199

12 Grace 191

13 Mia 178

14 Lily 177

15 Emma 176

16 Sophia 175

17 Lucy 169

18 Mila 163

19 Harper 157

20 Zoe 155

21 Georgia 144

22 Paige 130

23 Hannah 126

24 Aria 123

25 Jessica 114

26 Eva 110

27 Madison 109

28 Maia 104

29 Scarlett 97

30 Eden 97

31 Bella 94

32 Zara 93

33 Willow 91

34 Mackenzie 90

35 Sienna 89

36 Summer 88

37 Maddison 88

38 Elizabeth 87

39 Ivy 86

40 Poppy 81

41 Hazel 80

42 Abigail 80

43 Alexis 79

44 Pippa 77

45 Isabelle 77

46 Samantha 75

47 Violet 74

48 Holly 73

49 Lilly 73

50 Leah 70

51 Sofia 69

52 Indie 69

53 Olive 68

54 Jasmine 68

55 Alice 67

56 Aaliyah 66

57 Stella 66

58 Layla 65

59 Molly 65

60 Addison 63

61 Caitlin 61

62 Anna 61

63 Annabelle 60

64 Peyton 59

65 Piper 59

66 Brooklyn 57

67 Rose 56

68 Ayla 54

69 Evelyn 53

70 Nevaeh 53

71 Natalie 53

72 Victoria 53

73 Nina 52

74 Ellie 52

75 Sarah 52

76 Alyssa 52

77 Charlie 52

78 Phoebe 52

79 Lola 51

80 Keira 51

81 Kate 50

82 Alexandra 49

83 Isabel 48

84 Amber 48

85 Jade 48

86 Hayley 47

87 Taylor 47

88 Brooke 47

89 Florence 47

90 Millie 46

91 Imogen 46

92 Esther 45

93 Aurora 45

94 Madeleine 45

95 Matilda 44

96 Claire 43

97 Faith 43

98 Mikayla 43

99 Kayla 43

100 Indi 42

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New Zealand’s Top 100 Boys’ Names

Name Occurrence

1 Oliver 307

2 Jack 301

3 James 279

4 William 267

5 Mason 262

6 Liam 254

7 Samuel 249

8 Lucas 247

9 Noah 238

10 Thomas 214

11 Hunter 214

12 Ethan 208

13 Jacob 207

14 Benjamin 206

15 Daniel 205

16 Max 203

17 Joshua 201

18 Ryan 199

19 Cooper 194

20 Blake 182

21 Lachlan 180

22 Charlie 173

23 Levi 162

24 Leo 159

25 Elijah 157

26 Jackson 156

27 Jayden 155

28 Alexander 155

29 Braxton 147

30 Riley 144

31 Luke 144

32 Isaac 143

33 Tyler 138

34 Oscar 138

35 George 137

36 Henry 130

37 Nathan 130

38 Caleb 130

39 Eli 123

40 Harry 123

41 Carter 121

42 Joseph 119

43 Connor 116

44 Harrison 116

45 Finn 104

46 Toby 102

47 Jaxon 101

48 Flynn 100

49 Logan 99

50 Dylan 94

51 Xavier 90

52 Jake 89

53 Matthew 87

54 Luca 86

55 Alex 85

56 Zachary 80

57 Archie 80

58 Sebastian 79

59 Charles 78

60 John 76

61 Austin 75

62 Cameron 75

63 Louis 75

64 Ryder 74

65 Michael 74

66 David 73

67 Hugo 71

68 Fletcher 71

69 Edward 70

70 Lincoln 69

71 Adam 67

72 Jordan 67

73 Felix 65

74 Jesse 64

75 Andrew 63

76 Ashton 63

77 Aiden 63

78 Maxwell 62

79 Joel 61

80 Patrick 60

81 Beau 60

82 Sam 58

83 Phoenix 58

84 Declan 58

85 Arlo 57

86 Kingston 57

87 Theodore 57

88 Jonathan 56

89 Aaron 55

90 Marcus 55

91 Angus 54

92 Aidan 53

93 Isaiah 53

94 Roman 53

95 Archer 52

96 Christian 52

97 Gabriel 51

98 Vincent 51

99 Tyson 50

100 Dominic 50

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