New Zealand Top Baby Names 2021

Rachel Stewart4 March 2021Last Updated: 24 December 2022

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Finding the perfect name for your baby can be a challenge! Some people know instantly what they’ll name their baby, or they’ve had names picked out since their own childhood. But for others choosing a name can take months of searching – not to mention having another person have to agree with you! Sometimes the best you can hope for in the end is a name you can both live with!

Sometimes it’s helpful to know what has been popular in the years leading up to your baby’s birth to find the right name – whether you’re trying to find a name that means they’ll fit in, OR you’re wanting to avoid having them be one of the three Charlottes or Jacks in their class!

The most popular boys names for 2021 were Oliver, Jack, Noah, Leo and Lucas – the same 5 boys names in the top spots as 2020. The only difference is Jack and Noah have switched position.

The most popular girls names for 2021 were Isla, Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia and Willow. Willow rising up from 9th position to knock Ruby out of the top 5 since 2020.

For the girls sweet older names seem to be on trend – Abigail, Esther, Delilah, Florence, Iris. And of course a strong botanical theme with Willow, Lily, Hazel, Ivy, Olive, Poppy, Violet, Rosie, Daisy, Rose, Jasmine, Lilly.

For the boys traditional names are also in season – Lincoln, Ezra, Joseph, Sebastian, Edward, Louis. As well as names that seem like they aren’t quite old enough to have circled back into fashion so seem like they’re the names of middle aged men like Frank, Adam, Anthony, Travis, Jason, Mark and Joe.

Rank	Names	Girls named in 2021	Rank	Boy Names	Boys named in 2021
1	Isla	243	1	Oliver	315
2	Charlotte	222	2	Jack	261
3	Amelia	213	3	Noah	240
4	Olivia	208	4	Leo	235
5	Willow	184	5	Lucas	206
6	Harper	177	6	George	197
7	Ava	175	7	Charlie	183
8	Lily	175	8	Thomas	175
9	Sophie	168	9	William	175
10	Ella	163	10	Hunter	174
11	Mia	162	11	Elijah	170
12	Isabella	160	12	Cooper	163
13	Mila	154	13	James	157
14	Chloe	153	14	Lachlan	157
15	Emily	148	15	Theodore	157
16	Lucy	147	16	Arlo	156
17	Grace	146	17	Mason	153
18	Ruby	146	18	Liam	152
19	Aria	132	19	Oscar	148
20	Hazel	130	20	Hudson	140
21	Zoe	123	21	Archie	135
22	Ivy	121	22	Benjamin	130
23	Olive	103	23	Luca	130
24	Matilda	101	24	Carter	129
25	Millie	101	25	Finn	126
26	Scarlett	100	26	Hugo	126
27	Poppy	99	27	Max	126
28	Sophia	95	28	Levi	125
29	Georgia	93	29	Ethan	124
30	Riley	93	30	Henry	123
31	Evelyn	92	31	Arthur	119
32	Stella	91	32	Alexander	112
33	Frankie	90	33	Harrison	110
34	Florence	89	34	Eli	107
35	Evie	88	35	Theo	101
36	Mackenzie	88	36	Jacob	100
37	Freya	85	37	Joshua	100
38	Maia	85	38	Luke	99
39	Ellie	83	39	Harry	97
40	Thea	83	40	Beau	96
41	Layla	81	41	Daniel	92
42	Luna	78	42	Caleb	91
43	Alice	77	43	Felix	89
44	Aurora	77	44	Jackson	89
45	Emma	76	45	Asher	88
46	Quinn	74	46	Ezra	88
47	Bella	73	47	Jasper	88
48	Indie	73	48	Ryan	86
49	Isabelle	73	49	Archer	84
50	Zara	72	50	Samuel	84
51	Ayla	71	51	Isaac	82
52	Sadie	71	52	Louis	82
53	Harriet	70	53	Riley	80
54	Madison	70	54	Lincoln	78
55	Sofia	66	55	Blake	77
56	Eden	65	56	Jordan	76
57	Maddison	65	57	Harvey	73
58	Abigail	64	58	Luka	73
59	Eva	62	59	Austin	72
60	Penelope	61	60	Braxton	72
61	Billie	60	61	Connor	72
62	Emilia	60	62	Ryder	72
63	Amaia	59	63	Bodhi	71
64	Maeve	59	64	Logan	71
65	Violet	59	65	Louie	71
66	Harlow	56	66	Edward	70
67	Piper	55	67	Grayson	70
68	Addison	54	68	Joseph	70
69	Eleanor	54	69	Roman	69
70	Elizabeth	53	70	Jayden	68
71	Sienna	53	71	Oakley	66
72	Amber	52	72	Xavier	64
73	Elsie	51	73	Flynn	63
74	Hannah	51	74	Nikau	63
75	Leah	51	75	Toby	63
76	Margot	49	76	Aiden	62
77	Charlie	48	77	Quinn	62
78	Holly	48	78	River	61
79	Phoebe	48	79	Angus	60
80	Rosie	48	80	Dylan	60
81	Summer	48	81	Michael	60
82	Ada	46	82	Nathan	60
83	Heidi	46	83	Sebastian	60
84	Kiara	46	84	David	59
85	Zoey	46	85	Ezekiel	59
86	Molly	45	86	Adam	58
87	Paige	45	87	Charles	58
88	Daisy	44	88	Jaxon	57
89	Eliza	44	89	Harley	55
90	Isabel	44	90	Zion	55
91	Maya	43	91	Micah	53
92	Rose	43	92	Kingston	52
93	Athena	42	93	Patrick	52
94	Delilah	42	94	Manaia	51
95	Esther	42	95	Spencer	50
96	Annabelle	41	96	Zachary	50
97	Jasmine	41	97	Ari	49
98	Lilly	41	98	Ashton	49
99	Maisie	41	99	John	49
100	Iris	40	100	Matthew	48

Rachel Stewart

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