Top 100 Baby Names

Jack and Sophie are the nation's most popular baby boy and baby girl names, while Oliver and Ruby are the second favourite, and James and Olivia are third, according to Kidspot�s Top 100 baby names. This list, which is compiled from New Zealand's 2009 births, reveals in order of popularity the baby names that have won our hearts.

345 babies were named Jack in 2009 and according to Kidspot�s Baby Name Finder, Jack means 'God is gracious'.

386 babies were named Sophie in 2009 and this means 'Wisdom' according to Kidspot's Baby Name Finder, is a variant of Sophia.

Check out the other most popular baby names from last year in this list of the nation's top 100.

New Zealand's 100 most popular baby names

Ranking	Boy's names	Girl's names
1	Jack	Sophie
2	Oliver	Ruby
3	James	Olivia
4	Joshua	Isabella
5	William	Ella
6	Samuel	Emily
7	Liam	Charlotte
8	Benjamin	Lily
9	Daniel	Emma
10	Thomas	Amelia
11	Lucas	Chloe
12	Riley	Grace
13	Ryan	Zoe
14	Ethan	Paige
15	Jacob	Ava
16	Noah	Lucy
17	Hunter	Jessica
18	Max	Isla
19	Alexander	Hannah
20	Jayden	Madison
21	Connor	Samantha
22	Matthew	Georgia
23	Cooper	Sienna
24	Tyler	Mia
25	Blake	Holly
26	Isaac	Sophia
27	Dylan	Bella
28	Lachlan	Brooke
29	Luke	Maia
30	Logan	Maddison
31	Caleb	Jasmine
32	Joseph	Eva
33	Charlie	Molly
34	Xavier	Elizabeth
35	George	Hayley
36	Levi	Sarah
37	Jackson	Amber
38	Nathan	Kate
39	Michael	Caitlin
40	Oscar	Isabelle
41	Harry	Tayla
42	Harrison	Jade
43	Toby	Abigail
44	Alex	Amy
45	Jake	Kayla
46	Jesse	Taylor
47	Cameron	Keira
48	Leo	Zara
49	Ashton	Stella
50	Finn	Eden
51	Jordan	Anna
52	Luca	Summer
53	Jamie	Nevaeh
54	Mason	Addison
55	Cody	Alice
56	Sam	Imogen
57	John	Katie
58	Elijah	Peyton
59	Seth	Alyssa
60	David	Aaliyah
61	Henry	Rose
62	Aidan	Leah
63	Zachary	Matilda
64	Kingston	Isabel
65	Joel	Poppy
66	Angus	Millie
67	Flynn	Mackenzie
68	Carter	Phoebe
69	Charles	Alexis
70	Lincoln	Lilly
71	Sebastian	Mikayla
72	Hamish	Scarlett
73	Aiden	Savannah
74	Nicholas	Sofia
75	Reuben	Riley
76	Phoenix	Hazel
77	Adam	Bailey
78	Callum	Brooklyn
79	Quinn	Abby
80	Ben	Daisy
81	Gabriel	Lauren
82	Hayden	Tessa
83	Felix	Rebecca
84	Tyson	Alexandra
85	Mitchell	Ashley
86	Ryder	Anahera
87	Cole	Manaia
88	Christian	Katelyn
89	Zion	Piper
90	Chase	Lola
91	Edward	Madeline
92	Andrew	Faith
93	Roman	Annabelle
94	Troy	Violet
95	Austin	Aria
96	Tristan	Maria
97	Christopher	Natalie
98	Louis	Madeleine
99	Brooklyn	Ariana
100	Hugo	Ayla

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This article was created for Kidspot � New Zealand's parenting resource for during your pregnancy. Sources include The Department of Internal Affairs.

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