Top 100 girl names in New Zealand in 2020
A total of 17,749 different first names were given to 58,676 babies born in New Zealand in 2020. Isla first made it onto the top 100 girls’ names in 2004, and in 2020 it holds the number one position. Charlotte keeps the second spot while Amelia is now the third most popular name. The table below shows baby girl names ranking from 1 - 100 most popular and also the number of babies who have been called that name.
| RANK | BABY NAME | NUMBER OF BABIES |
| 1 | Isla | 243 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 222 |
| 3 | Amelia | 213 |
| 4 | Olivia | 208 |
| 5 | Willow | 184 |
| 6 | Harper | 177 |
| 7 | Ava | 175 |
| 8 | Lily | 175 |
| 9 | Sophie | 168 |
| 10 | Ella | 163 |
| 11 | Mia | 162 |
| 12 | Isabella | 160 |
| 13 | Mila | 154 |
| 14 | Chloe | 153 |
| 15 | Emily | 148 |
| 16 | Lucy | 147 |
| 17 | Grace | 146 |
| 18 | Ruby | 146 |
| 19 | Aria | 132 |
| 20 | Hazel | 130 |
| 21 | Zoe | 123 |
| 22 | Ivy | 121 |
| 23 | Olive | 103 |
| 24 | Matilda | 101 |
| 25 | Millie | 101 |
| 26 | Scarlett | 100 |
| 27 | Poppy | 99 |
| 28 | Sophia | 95 |
| 29 | Georgia | 93 |
| 30 | Riley | 93 |
| 31 | Evelyn | 92 |
| 32 | Stella | 91 |
| 33 | Frankie | 90 |
| 34 | Florence | 89 |
| 35 | Evie | 88 |
| 36 | Mackenzie | 88 |
| 37 | Freya | 85 |
| 38 | Maia | 85 |
| 39 | Ellie | 83 |
| 40 | Thea | 83 |
| 41 | Layla | 81 |
| 42 | Luna | 78 |
| 43 | Alice | 77 |
| 44 | Aurora | 77 |
| 45 | Emma | 76 |
| 46 | Quinn | 74 |
| 47 | Bella | 73 |
| 48 | Indie | 73 |
| 49 | Isabelle | 73 |
| 50 | Zara | 72 |
| 51 | Ayla | 71 |
| 52 | Sadie | 71 |
| 53 | Harriet | 70 |
| 54 | Madison | 70 |
| 55 | Sofia | 66 |
| 56 | Eden | 65 |
| 57 | Maddison | 65 |
| 58 | Abigail | 64 |
| 59 | Eva | 62 |
| 60 | Penelope | 61 |
| 61 | Billie | 60 |
| 62 | Emilia | 60 |
| 63 | Amaia | 59 |
| 64 | Maeve | 59 |
| 65 | Violet | 59 |
| 66 | Harlow | 56 |
| 67 | Piper | 55 |
| 68 | Addison | 54 |
| 69 | Eleanor | 54 |
| 70 | Elizabeth | 53 |
| 71 | Sienna | 53 |
| 72 | Amber | 52 |
| 73 | Elsie | 51 |
| 74 | Hannah | 51 |
| 75 | Leah | 51 |
| 76 | Margot | 49 |
| 77 | Charlie | 48 |
| 78 | Holly | 48 |
| 79 | Phoebe | 48 |
| 80 | Rosie | 48 |
| 81 | Summer | 48 |
| 82 | Ada | 46 |
| 83 | Heidi | 46 |
| 84 | Kiara | 46 |
| 85 | Zoey | 46 |
| 86 | Molly | 45 |
| 87 | Paige | 45 |
| 88 | Daisy | 44 |
| 89 | Eliza | 44 |
| 90 | Isabel | 44 |
| 91 | Maya | 43 |
| 92 | Rose | 43 |
| 93 | Athena | 42 |
| 94 | Delilah | 42 |
| 95 | Esther | 42 |
| 96 | Annabelle | 41 |
| 97 | Jasmine | 41 |
| 98 | Lilly | 41 |
| 99 | Maisie | 41 |
| 100 | Iris | 40 |
* Department of Internal Affairs NZ
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