Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart · 2025

Popular boy names in New Zealand, 2025

Name: Popular boy names in New Zealand, 2025
Creator: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart

Noah is number one in New Zealand in 2025, given to 244 boys.

The 100 most common boys' names registered in New Zealand in 2025, as published by Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart.

1 Noah 244 boys
2 Luca 236 boys
3 Oliver 234 boys

8,453 boys got one of these 100 names in 2025.
Koa climbed 47 places to #51, the biggest rise on 2024.

Top list: the publisher releases only the 100 most common names.

Popular boy names in New Zealand, 2025
Rank	Name	Boys	vs 2024	E&W 2025	Ontario 2024
1	Noah	244	no change	2	1
2	Luca	236	up 4	4	15
3	Oliver	234	down 1	6	4
4	George	178	no change	7	94
5	Theodore	173	up 2	9	3
6	Leo	168	down 3	3	10
7	Charlie	156	up 4	22	71
7	Jack	156	down 2	24	5
9	Elijah	151	down 1	23	26
10	Theo	149	no change	12	33
11	Arthur	145	down 2	5	50
12	Hudson	143	up 3	43	20
13	James	138	down 1	42	11
14	Henry	137	no change	13	6
15	Cooper	126	up 6	105	84
16	William	125	up 2	25	12
17	Lachlan	120	up 2	283	258
18	Lucas	119	down 5	32	8
19	Archie	117	down 2	11	261
19	Liam	117	up 2	68	2

80 more names

Popular boy names in New Zealand, 2025
Rank	Name	Boys	vs 2024	E&W 2025	Ontario 2024
21	Oscar	116	up 6	8	159
22	Hugo	113	up 3	46	186
22	Levi	113	up 6	107	14
24	Beau	107	up 15	108	57
25	Ezra	106	down 5	38	55
26	Hunter	105	down 1	91	111
27	Thomas	101	down 4	35	24
28	Benjamin	96	up 13	61	7
29	Archer	95	up 8	152	103
30	Louie	90	up 1	28	366
31	Felix	88	up 3	59	57
32	Ethan	87	down 3	54	17
33	Carter	85	down 2	97	55
33	Louis	85	up 16	49	130
33	Max	85	down 3	48	69
36	Asher	84	down 2	150	40
36	Finn	84	down 12	74	174
38	Arlo	83	down 23	15	122
39	Mason	82	down 6	77	32
40	Ezekiel	79	up 20	208	134
41	Alexander	78	no change	40	25
41	Austin	78	down 4	86	30
43	Luka	76	no change	261	64
44	Harry	75	up 30	19	445
44	Isaac	75	up 10	36	31
44	Luke	75	down 4	131	34
47	Eli	74	up 22	137	115
48	Joshua	72	up 2	53	72
49	Elias	69	down 5	69	74
49	Zion	69	up 18	135	125
51	Harvey	68	down 1	138	213
51	Koa	68	up 47	199	503
53	Miles	66	up 8	114	27
54	Samuel	65	up 18	66	36
55	Harrison	63	down 1	50	79
55	Ryan	63	up 12	135	39
57	Bodhi	62	new	115	306
57	Isaiah	62	up 30	156	82
57	Jackson	62	no change	138	28
57	Roman	62	down 10	27	75
61	Oakley	61	no change	33	295
62	Caleb	60	up 3	82	44
62	Jasper	60	down 17	63	90
62	Joseph	60	down 15	59	49
65	Daniel	59	down 29	62	19
65	Riley	59	down 20	83	168
67	Micah	58	down 10	189	120
68	Atlas	55	up 14	151	115
68	Leon	55	up 23	101	122
68	Michael	55	up 26	85	50
71	Angus	54	up 23	325	793
71	Tobias	54	up 27	116	341
73	Kiwa	53	new	·	·
73	Toby	53	up 18	89	1,354
73	Tommy	53	up 4	44	478
73	Zorawar	53	down 19	334	63
77	Edward	52	down 25	31	174
78	Charles	51	new	119	76
78	Sebastian	51	down 26	47	60
80	Beauden	50	new	·	·
80	Nico	50	down 6	165	168
80	River	50	down 17	110	159
83	Aiden	49	down 6	170	43
83	Billy	49	down 3	110	·
83	Jacob	49	down 26	41	23
83	Myles	49	new	67	41
83	Spencer	49	no change	170	301
88	Adam	48	new	26	13
88	John	48	down 11	174	66
88	Rowan	48	new	30	52
91	Grayson	47	down 25	104	68
91	Nathan	47	new	99	16
93	David	46	down 30	73	46
93	Freddie	46	down 10	10	1,516
93	Jett	46	new	·	·
93	Keanu	46	new	·	·
93	Mateo	46	down 6	160	53
93	Ryder	46	up 5	478	222
99	Alfred	45	new	76	458
99	Arjan	45	new	351	84

Change in rank since 2024. “new” means the name was not in the published 2024 list.

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (1954-2025), Crown copyright.