New Zealand Top Baby Names 2022

Rachel Stewart18 March 2022Last Updated: 24 December 2022

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Naming babies can be surprisingly challenging for a new or expecting parent! Some parents know their future baby’s name with absolute certainty from the moment that second line appears on a pregnancy test, and for some of us finding that name – or agreeing on a name with the child’s other parent – can be a near-impossible task!

Sometimes it’s helpful to go through the top baby names for the year your baby is expected, or deep dive into the top baby names for past years, for ideas and trends.

And trends have been fairly stable with baby names in New Zealand for the last few years, especially when looking at the top spots.

The top 5 boy names in New Zealand in 2022 were Oliver, Noah, Jack, Leo, and George. The only difference there compared to 2020 was Jack and Noah swapped spots and George replaced Lucas in the 5th position.

The top 5 girl names in Newborn in 2022 were Charlotte, Isla, Amelia, Olivia, and Ava. A little more movement for the girls, with Ava jumping back into the 5th position from number 7 in 2020. Otherwise, Charlotte and Isla swapped spots, and Amelia and Olivia haven’t moved.

Names debuting on the top 100 list for boys include Nico (66), Miles (91), Leon (93), Tobias, (98), and Beauden (99). And for the girls, newcomers to the list are Kaia (82) Nevaeh (83), Marley (90), Kora (96), and Bonnie (100).

Rank	Boys Name	Boys Named in 2022	Rank	Girls Name	Girls Named in 2022
1	Oliver	308	1	Charlotte	227
2	Noah	265	2	Isla	214
3	Jack	235	3	Amelia	206
4	Leo	234	4	Olivia	185
5	George	222	5	Ava	184
6	Charlie	200	6	Willow	180
7	Lucas	190	7	Lily	174
8	Theodore	187	8	Isabella	171
9	William	181	9	Mila	170
10	Luca	172	10	Ella	165
11	Elijah	171	11	Mia	164
12	Liam	167	12	Sophie	163
13	Mason	167	13	Hazel	160
14	James	166	14	Harper	156
15	Thomas	166	15	Emily	153
16	Hudson	160	16	Lucy	150
17	Arlo	155	17	Chloe	148
18	Lachlan	152	18	Grace	144
19	Archie	147	19	Ruby	135
20	Arthur	144	20	Matilda	125
21	Hunter	144	21	Zoe	125
22	Oscar	140	22	Freya	123
23	Max	136	23	Aria	120
24	Levi	133	24	Ivy	114
25	Finn	128	25	Sophia	113
26	Hugo	127	26	Evelyn	109
27	Ethan	124	27	Georgia	109
28	Asher	122	28	Olive	109
29	Henry	118	29	Riley	104
30	Cooper	117	30	Luna	103
31	Carter	114	31	Ellie	99
32	Ezra	110	32	Florence	98
33	Lincoln	107	33	Millie	98
34	Felix	106	34	Maia	97
35	Alexander	105	35	Sienna	96
36	Archer	105	36	Evie	94
37	Beau	105	37	Frankie	94
38	Harrison	105	38	Layla	92
39	Eli	104	39	Ayla	90
40	Jackson	104	40	Isabelle	87
41	Louis	97	41	Poppy	87
42	Theo	96	42	Aurora	86
43	Benjamin	95	43	Emma	85
44	Nikau	93	44	Madison	83
45	Isaac	87	45	Billie	79
46	Joseph	87	46	Mackenzie	78
47	Joshua	86	47	Alice	75
48	Blake	85	48	Thea	75
49	Daniel	82	49	Daisy	72
50	Samuel	82	50	Indie	72
51	Grayson	81	51	Abigail	71
52	Caleb	80	52	Maeve	70
53	Jasper	79	53	Penelope	70
54	Luka	79	54	Quinn	70
55	Braxton	78	55	Emilia	69
56	Edward	78	56	Scarlett	68
57	Jacob	78	57	Violet	68
58	Harry	77	58	Addison	67
59	Harvey	77	59	Sofia	67
60	River	77	60	Eva	66
61	Riley	76	61	Elsie	64
62	Roman	76	62	Harriet	64
63	Sebastian	74	63	Amaia	63
64	Bodhi	73	64	Bella	63
65	Luke	73	65	Maddison	63
66	Nico	73	66	Sadie	63
67	Louie	72	67	Stella	63
68	Quinn	72	68	Elizabeth	62
69	Logan	70	69	Eleanor	61
70	Ryan	68	70	Eden	60
71	Oakley	66	71	Margot	59
72	Charles	65	72	Piper	59
73	Jordan	64	73	Harlow	58
74	Ari	62	74	Zara	58
75	Connor	62	75	Hannah	57
76	Nathan	62	76	Amber	56
77	Aiden	61	77	Eliza	55
78	Ryder	61	78	Ada	54
79	Toby	61	79	Phoebe	53
80	Austin	58	80	Kiara	52
81	Freddie	58	81	Zoey	51
82	Michael	58	82	Kaia	50
83	Spencer	58	83	Nevaeh	50
84	Zion	57	84	Leah	48
85	Jaxon	56	85	Summer	48
86	John	56	86	Eloise	47
87	Micah	56	87	Jasmine	47
88	Otis	56	88	Maya	47
89	Gabriel	55	89	Paige	47
90	Isaiah	55	90	Marley	46
91	Miles	55	91	Cleo	45
92	Zachary	55	92	Maisie	45
93	Leon	54	93	Pippa	45
94	Ezekiel	53	94	Rosie	45
95	Tyler	53	95	Amara	44
96	Adam	52	96	Kora	44
97	Harley	52	97	Lilly	44
98	Tobias	51	98	Nina	44
99	Beauden	50	99	Anna	43
100	Jayden	50	100	Bonnie	43

New Zealand Top Baby Names 2022

Top Baby names

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