What were the top baby boys names in 2023?
In 2023, 57,889 births were registered in New Zealand, with a total of 18,666 different first names. After 10 years at the top, Oliver has finally been dethroned and Noah is now the most popular baby boys name for 2023, with 267 infants taking the name. Noah first made the top 100 baby boys names in 2001.
The table below shows baby boy 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 | Noah | 267 |
| 2 | Oliver | 249 |
| 3 | Luca | 207 |
| 4 | Jack | 194 |
| 5 | Leo | 189 |
| 6 | Theodore | 186 |
| 7 | George | 177 |
| 8 | Henry | 172 |
| 9 | Charlie | 163 |
| 10 | Hudson | 162 |
| 11 | Arthur | 158 |
| 12 | Arlo | 156 |
| 13 | Elijah | 153 |
| 14 | William | 147 |
| 15 | James | 146 |
| 16 | Lucas | 146 |
| 17 | Liam | 143 |
| 18 | Thomas | 142 |
| 19 | Theo | 135 |
| 20 | Oscar | 131 |
| 21 | Cooper | 122 |
| 22 | Beau | 119 |
| 23 | Hugo | 115 |
| 24 | Ethan | 114 |
| 25 | Ezra | 113 |
| 26 | Mason | 113 |
| 27 | Archie | 111 |
| 28 | Levi | 111 |
| 29 | Max | 110 |
| 30 | Carter | 106 |
| 31 | Felix | 105 |
| 32 | Finn | 105 |
| 33 | Alexander | 102 |
| 34 | Lachlan | 97 |
| 35 | Asher | 90 |
| 36 | Hunter | 90 |
| 37 | Louie | 90 |
| 38 | Luke | 87 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 84 |
| 40 | Harry | 83 |
| 41 | Jackson | 82 |
| 42 | Archer | 81 |
| 43 | Micah | 79 |
| 44 | Riley | 79 |
| 45 | Caleb | 78 |
| 46 | Isaac | 78 |
| 47 | Louis | 78 |
| 48 | Austin | 77 |
| 49 | Luca | 75 |
| 50 | Samuel | 74 |
| 51 | Jordan | 73 |
| 52 | Sebastian | 73 |
| 53 | Daniel | 72 |
| 54 | Ezekiel | 72 |
| 55 | Eli | 70 |
| 56 | Jasper | 70 |
| 57 | Ryan | 70 |
| 58 | Blake | 69 |
| 59 | Harvey | 68 |
| 60 | Harrison | 67 |
| 61 | Nikau | 67 |
| 62 | Grayson | 65 |
| 63 | Roman | 65 |
| 64 | Zion | 65 |
| 65 | Toby | 64 |
| 66 | Jacob | 63 |
| 67 | Joshua | 63 |
| 68 | Tommy | 61 |
| 69 | Joseph | 60 |
| 70 | Nathan | 60 |
| 71 | Spencer | 68 |
| 72 | Bodhi | 57 |
| 73 | Edward | 57 |
| 74 | Miles | 57 |
| 75 | Oakley | 57 |
| 76 | Ryder | 56 |
| 77 | Jayden | 55 |
| 78 | Malakai | 55 |
| 79 | Logan | 54 |
| 80 | Elias | 53 |
| 81 | Gabriel | 53 |
| 82 | River | 53 |
| 83 | Angus | 51 |
| 84 | Lincoln | 51 |
| 85 | Nico | 51 |
| 86 | Billy | 50 |
| 87 | Ari | 49 |
| 88 | Enzo | 49 |
| 89 | Adam | 48 |
| 90 | Freddie | 48 |
| 91 | Harley | 48 |
| 92 | Myles | 47 |
| 93 | Atlas | 46 |
| 94 | Isaiah | 46 |
| 95 | Leon | 46 |
| 96 | Niko | 46 |
| 97 | Zorawar | 46 |
| 98 | Braxton | 45 |
| 99 | Matthew | 45 |
| 100 | Aiden | 44 |
* Department of Internal Affairs NZ
