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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 2
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! 3
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 2 nd overall in NSW in the 1910s and ranking in top place again in NSW from 2009 onwards. Jack climbed up to 5 th 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 20 th 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 4
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 4 th in 2010, 5 th in 2011, and 3 rd in 2012, Oliver has leaped to 1 st place in 2013, overtaking both William (1 st in 2010 and 2012) and Jack (1 st 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 3 rd 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 1 st place and the choice for 1969 girls in 2013. The popularity of the name Charlotte is evident while last year Charlotte outnumbered the 2 nd place name Ruby by only 47 occurrences, this year Charlotte tops the list with an astounding 355 more occurrences than Olivia in 2 nd 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 10 th to 5 th place. James saw a rise of two places while Noah held 4 th 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 10 th to 3 rd. Emily, Mia, and Amelia have each climbed by 3 rankings and Emily climbed by 2 ranks from 6 th to 4 th. 5
The most significant decrease in popularity of the Top 10 girls names was experienced by Lily/Lilly, dropping from 3 rd place in 2012 to 12 th in 2013. Ruby remained in the Top 10 list but dropped by 5 places from 2 nd to 7 th 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 100 th : 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 65 th, Hudson jumped 18 places to 33 rd, and Lincoln moved 17 places to 50 th. Leo and George also increased their ranking by more than 10 places Leo jumping to 39 th from 54 th and George taking 60 th place from 71 st in the previous year. Hamish was not so lucky, experiencing the largest drop of the boys, falling 17 places to 89 th. Dylan and Hayden shared in their misfortune, both names plunging 16 places to 56 th and 68 th, respectively. The most significant leap in girls names was found among Aria which rose 26 places to 57 th 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 57 th. 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 76 th. 6
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. 7
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 (21 st on the boys list and 71 st 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 (8 th ) Lilly/Lily (12 th ) Maddison/Madison (16 th ) Isabelle/Isabel (23 rd ) Milla/Mila (36 th ) Madeleine/Madeline (58 th ) Indiana/Indianna (62 nd ) Charlie/Charli/Charlee (71 st ) 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. 8
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 1 st 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 13 th from 17 th last year) and Penelope (having entered the list and jumped to 81 st place) are the children of reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian (born 2009 and 2012). Harper (rising to 27 th from 35 th last year) is the daughter of David and Victoria Beckham (2011). Willow (rising to 29 th from 40 th 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 4 th place) was born to Michael Bublé in 2013. Elijah was chosen by Elton John for his second son in 2013 (rising to 36 th from 44 th ) and Lincoln (50 th up from 67 th ) was born to actress Kristen Bell (2013). Olive (77 th up from 90 th ) is the daughter of Drew Barrymore (2012) and actors Sacha Baron and Isla Fisher (2007). 9
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 46 th place and Charlotte from Sex and the City in 1 st 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 (4 th ), James (6 th ), Thomas (7 th ) and Ethan (8 th ). 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 (12 th up from 13 th ), Alexander (15 th up from 16 th ), Isaac (23 rd up from 25 th ), Levi (29 th up from 31 st ), Elijah (36 th up from 44 th ), Michael (42 nd up from 49 th ), Joseph (57 th up from 64 th ), Jesse (87 th up from 91 st ) and John (92 nd up from 99 th ). Arabic names are also seeing an increase, with Layla at 30 th (up from 32 nd ) and Zahra approaching the Top 100 list in 108 th place. Ali rose to 93 rd place (up from 97 th ). While Muhammad didn t quite make the list this year, he is not far behind in 101 st place, down from 100 th 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 2 nd 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 71 st to 60 th its highest ranking since the 1970s. Alexander s popularity has also been impacted with an increase in rank from 16 th to 15 th in 2013. 10
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 Queen Elizabeth II Duke of Edinburgh Prince of Wales Princess Anne Prince Andrew Prince Edward Prince William Full Name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Philip Charles Philip Arthur George Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Andrew Albert Christian Edward Edward Antony Richard Louis William Arthur Philip Louis Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Elizabeth Prince Harry Prince George Henry Charles Albert David George Alexander Louis Table 5. Names of Royal family members in the top 100 baby names in Australia, 2013. 11
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 1 st 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 35 th place from 26 th a year ago, with 29 fewer boys taking Prince George s name. William has declined from 3 rd in 2012 to 4 th 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 37 th to 40 th 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 25 th in 2008, 38 th in 2009, 53 rd in 2010, 71 st in 2011, 90 th in 2012 and 81 st 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. 12
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) Contact Us blog.mccrindle.com.au mccrindle.com.au 02 8824 3422 Twitter: @MarkMcCrindle Facebook: /McCrindleResearch YouTube: /McCrindleResearch 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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 17