Popular Names

Popular Baby Names in New Zealand

Ranking year: 2025 · Source: Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs / SmartStart · View official source

Top baby names for births registered in New Zealand in 2025, published by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Girls

  1. 1Isla
  2. 2Charlotte
  3. 3Amelia
  4. 4Hazel
  5. 5Olivia
  6. 6Lily
  7. 7Lucy
  8. 8Mila
  9. 9Aria
  10. 10Mia

Boys

  1. 1Noah
  2. 2Luca
  3. 3Oliver
  4. 4George
  5. 5Theodore
  6. 6Leo
  7. 7Charlie
  8. 8Jack
  9. 9Elijah
  10. 10Theo

Official statistics, not suggestions

These rankings come from official published birth and name statistics for New Zealand. They are separate from the names NameAThing generates or curates, and no figures are added unless they are sourced and dated.

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