Most popular baby names in New Zealand

Name: Most popular baby names in New Zealand
Creator: Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The official top 100 baby names in New Zealand for 2025: Isla and Noah lead. Each name's count and how it moved since the year before.

The most popular names given to babies in New Zealand in 2025 were Isla for girls (179 babies) and Noah for boys (244 babies).

2025 is the newest list Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua) has published. The 2026 list usually comes out around January 2027, and this page is updated when it does.

How this list is counted. Births registered in New Zealand in the year. Every spelling is its own name, macrons included, and names given to fewer than 10 babies are left out.

Source: Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua), Baby name popularity over time, licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua): Baby name popularity over time

Top girls' names 2025

1. Isla (179)
2. Charlotte (178)
3. Amelia (161)
4. Hazel (157)
5. Olivia (156)
6. Lily (155)
7. Lucy (135)
8. Mila (131)
9. Aria (125)
9. Mia (125)
11. Sophia (124)
11. Sophie (124)
13. Ella (121)
13. Ruby (121)
15. Isabella (118)
16. Millie (117)
17. Harper (115)
18. Freya (109)
19. Sadie (108)
20. Ava (104)
21. Grace (102)
21. Matilda (102)
23. Evelyn (100)
24. Chloe (99)
25. Florence (97)
26. Emily (93)
26. Willow (93)
28. Violet (92)
29. Ivy (91)
29. Maeve (91)
29. Olive (91)
32. Layla (89)
32. Maia (89)
34. Billie (82)
35. Aurora (80)
35. Daisy (80)
37. Ayla (77)
37. Eden (77)
37. Frankie (77)
40. Margot (76)
40. Sienna (76)
42. Elsie (74)
43. Penelope (73)
43. Sofia (73)
45. Kaia (71)
46. Ellie (70)
46. Phoebe (70)
48. Alice (69)
48. Zoe (69)
50. Luna (68)
50. Riley (68)
52. Eliana (66)
52. Poppy (66)
54. Eleanor (65)
54. Kiara (65)
56. Harriet (62)
57. Amaia (61)
58. Isabelle (60)
59. Evie (59)
59. Maisie (59)

Top boys' names 2025

1. Noah (244)
2. Luca (236)
3. Oliver (234)
4. George (178)
5. Theodore (173)
6. Leo (168)
7. Charlie (156)
7. Jack (156)
9. Elijah (151)
10. Theo (149)
11. Arthur (145)
12. Hudson (143)
13. James (138)
14. Henry (137)
15. Cooper (126)
16. William (125)
17. Lachlan (120)
18. Lucas (119)
19. Archie (117)
19. Liam (117)
21. Oscar (116)
22. Hugo (113)
22. Levi (113)
24. Beau (107)
25. Ezra (106)
26. Hunter (105)
27. Thomas (101)
28. Benjamin (96)
29. Archer (95)
30. Louie (90)
31. Felix (88)
32. Ethan (87)
33. Carter (85)
33. Louis (85)
33. Max (85)
36. Asher (84)
36. Finn (84)
38. Arlo (83)
39. Mason (82)
40. Ezekiel (79)
41. Alexander (78)
41. Austin (78)
43. Luka (76)
44. Harry (75)
44. Isaac (75)
44. Luke (75)
47. Eli (74)
48. Joshua (72)
49. Elias (69)
49. Zion (69)
51. Harvey (68)
51. Koa (68)
53. Miles (66)
54. Samuel (65)
55. Harrison (63)
55. Ryan (63)
57. Bodhi (62)
57. Isaiah (62)
57. Jackson (62)
57. Roman (62)