2025 · Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart

Top 100 girl names in New Zealand, 2025

Name: Top 100 girl names in New Zealand, 2025
License: Crown copyright

Isla, Charlotte and Amelia were the most given girls' names in New Zealand in 2025. Isla was given to 179 girls.

As published by Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart: rank, babies given the name, change on the year before, and her rank in two reference regions.

This publisher releases a top list only, so there are no shares to compare, only ranks.

#	Name	Babies	Change	E&W	ON
1	Isla	179	=	4	10
2	Charlotte	178	+1	25	2
3	Amelia	161	−1	3	4
4	Hazel	157	+5	71	26
5	Olivia	156	=	1	1
6	Lily	155	−1	2	15
7	Lucy	135	+18	143	44
8	Mila	131	+3	40	21
9	Aria	125	+6	34	17
9	Mia	125	−1	21	9
11	Sophia	124	+7	13	3
11	Sophie	124	+1	63	22
13	Ella	121	+3	46	23
13	Ruby	121	−3	38	125
15	Isabella	118	−11	10	16
16	Millie	117	+3	36	109
17	Harper	115	−10	23	30
18	Freya	109	+7	6	76
19	Sadie	108	+22	134	67
20	Ava	104	−7	11	6
21	Grace	102	−7	27	32
21	Matilda	102	+8	19	227
23	Evelyn	100	−2	12	12
24	Chloe	99	−8	89	13
25	Florence	97	+23	5	178

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#	Name	Babies	Change	E&W	ON
26	Emily	93	+3	44	27
26	Willow	93	−5	20	53
28	Violet	92	−7	37	11
29	Ivy	91	−2	9	39
29	Maeve	91	+3	26	32
29	Olive	91	+4	47	168
32	Layla	89	+4	50	41
32	Maia	89	+19	197	327
34	Billie	82	+5	151	616
35	Aurora	80	+9	39	24
35	Daisy	80	−11	18	129
37	Ayla	77	+21	42	35
37	Eden	77	+16	80	116
37	Frankie	77	+4
40	Margot	76	−6	30	113
40	Sienna	76	−13	15	65
42	Elsie	74	+4	8	184
43	Penelope	73	+1	33	42
43	Sofia	73	=	17	8
45	Kaia	71	−10	265	93
46	Ellie	70	−10	119	25
46	Phoebe	70	+12	14	160
48	Alice	69	+12	52	43
48	Zoe	69	−29	104	46
50	Luna	68	−2	59	36
50	Riley	68	−2
52	Eliana	66	+18	62	31
52	Poppy	66	−6	7	164
54	Eleanor	65	=	56	19
54	Kiara	65	+8	144	95
56	Harriet	62	−5	59	867
57	Amaia	61	−26	1079
58	Isabelle	60	+7	54	55
59	Evie	59	+1	35	219
59	Maisie	59	+31	43	158
61	Elizabeth	58	+15	74	37
61	Emma	58	−7	85	5
61	Eva	58	+12	58	45
61	Georgia	58	−21	175	34
61	Zara	58	+7	73	131
66	Mabel	56	new	16	227
67	Hannah	54	+9	105	20
67	Mackenzie	54	−2	1892	115
67	Nora	54	new	75	14
70	Aaliyah	52	+29	132	146
70	Scarlett	52	−13	93	28
72	Delilah	51	−1	32	105
72	Eloise	51	−9	83	70
74	Ada	50	+2	40	227
74	Indie	50	−11	134	708
74	Madison	50	−6	175	55
74	Maya	50	−20	28	7
78	Arabella	49	+7	22	298
79	Iris	48	+11	57	75
79	Leah	48	+1	183	62
79	Molly	48	+17	120	280
82	Emilia	46	+8	51	29
82	Rosie	46	+8	24	273
84	Lottie	45	new	31	867
84	Stella	45	−48	333	59
84	Thea	45	−13	66	250
87	Quinn	44	−2	263	68
88	Abigail	43	−12	171	18
88	Anna	43	new	142	47
88	Bella	43	−8	91	149
91	Esther	41	−3	150	204
91	Rose	41	new	67	63
93	Athena	40	new	90	83
93	Jasmine	40	−3	102	111
93	Manaia	40	new
96	Esme	39	new	45	364
96	Lola	39	new	87	339
96	Lucia	39	−22	170	243
96	Malia	39	new	807	432
100	Addison	38	−33	351	85

Change against 2024; "new" means not in that year's published list. Reference columns: her latest rank there, blank if not listed.

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

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