What were the top girls names in 2021?
In 2021, 59,214 births were registered in New Zealand, with a total of 17,617 different first names. After two years at second place, Charlotte is back at the top of the list of the most popular baby names for girls in 2021. Isla and Amelia are the second and third most popular girls’ names for 2021, having fought Charlotte for the top spot for the last three years.
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 | Charlotte | 227 |
| 2 | Isla | 214 |
| 3 | Amelia | 206 |
| 4 | Olivia | 185 |
| 5 | Ava | 184 |
| 6 | Willow | 180 |
| 7 | Lily | 174 |
| 8 | Isabella | 171 |
| 9 | Mila | 170 |
| 10 | Ella | 165 |
| 11 | Mia | 164 |
| 12 | Sophie | 163 |
| 13 | Hazel | 160 |
| 14 | Harper | 156 |
| 15 | Emily | 153 |
| 16 | Lucy | 150 |
| 17 | Chloe | 148 |
| 18 | Grace | 144 |
| 19 | Ruby | 135 |
| 20 | Matilda | 125 |
| 21 | Zoe | 125 |
| 22 | Freya | 123 |
| 23 | Aria | 120 |
| 24 | Ivy | 114 |
| 25 | Sophia | 113 |
| 26 | Evelyn | 109 |
| 27 | Georgia | 109 |
| 28 | Olive | 109 |
| 29 | Riley | 104 |
| 30 | Luna | 103 |
| 31 | Ellie | 99 |
| 32 | Florence | 98 |
| 33 | Millie | 98 |
| 34 | Maia | 97 |
| 35 | Sienna | 96 |
| 36 | Evie | 94 |
| 37 | Frankie | 94 |
| 38 | Layla | 92 |
| 39 | Ayla | 90 |
| 40 | Isabelle | 87 |
| 41 | Poppy | 87 |
| 42 | Aurora | 86 |
| 43 | Emma | 85 |
| 44 | Madison | 83 |
| 45 | Billie | 79 |
| 46 | Mackenzie | 78 |
| 47 | Alice | 75 |
| 48 | Thea | 75 |
| 49 | Daisy | 72 |
| 50 | Indie | 72 |
| 51 | Abigail | 71 |
| 52 | Maeve | 70 |
| 53 | Penelope | 70 |
| 54 | Quinn | 70 |
| 55 | Emilia | 69 |
| 56 | Scarlett | 68 |
| 57 | Violet | 68 |
| 58 | Addison | 67 |
| 59 | Sofia | 67 |
| 60 | Eva | 66 |
| 61 | Elsie | 64 |
| 62 | Harriet | 64 |
| 63 | Amaia | 63 |
| 64 | Bella | 63 |
| 65 | Maddison | 63 |
| 66 | Sadie | 63 |
| 67 | Stella | 63 |
| 68 | Elizabeth | 62 |
| 69 | Eleanor | 61 |
| 70 | Eden | 60 |
| 71 | Margot | 59 |
| 72 | Piper | 59 |
| 73 | Harlow | 58 |
| 74 | Zara | 58 |
| 75 | Hannah | 57 |
| 76 | Amber | 56 |
| 77 | Eliza | 55 |
| 78 | Ada | 54 |
| 79 | Phoebe | 53 |
| 80 | Kiara | 52 |
| 81 | Zoey | 51 |
| 82 | Kaia | 50 |
| 83 | Nevaeh | 50 |
| 84 | Leah | 48 |
| 85 | Summer | 48 |
| 86 | Eloise | 47 |
| 87 | Jasmine | 47 |
| 88 | Maya | 47 |
| 89 | Paige | 47 |
| 90 | Marley | 46 |
| 91 | Cleo | 45 |
| 92 | Maisie | 45 |
| 93 | Pippa | 45 |
| 94 | Rosie | 45 |
| 95 | Amara | 44 |
| 96 | Kora | 44 |
| 97 | Lilly | 44 |
| 98 | Nina | 44 |
| 99 | Anna | 43 |
| 100 | Bonnie | 43 |
* Department of Internal Affairs NZ
