Māori Boy Names
Explore names documented in Māori naming traditions. Compare these spellings using U.S. birth records, which do not measure popularity in other countries. This focused selection includes only sourced names with matching U.S. birth records; many other names used in this tradition are absent from the U.S. data.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1926. | 3,768#93 | Steady | 2022 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1958. | 808#393 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1978. | 1,281#269 | Up 313 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1922. | 53#2,536 | Down 217 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1972. | 23#4,485 | Up 482 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1979. | 10#7,723 | Down 1,399 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2004. | —Unranked | — | 2023 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2006. | 14#6,410 | Up 5,469 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2018. | 8#9,596 | Down 4,173 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Recorded in Māori; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1989. | —Unranked | — | 1993 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2011. | —Unranked | — | 2019 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2004. | 6#11,344 | new | 2016 | ||
Recorded in Māori; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1980. | —Unranked | — | 1980 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1999. | —Unranked | — | 1999 | ||
Documented Māori usage; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2012. | —Unranked | — | 2018 | ||
Recorded in Māori; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2003. | —Unranked | — | 2007 | ||
Recorded in Māori; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1980. | —Unranked | — | 1980 | ||
Recorded in Māori; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1961. | —Unranked | — | 1961 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.
- Wiktionary given-name records (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Social Security Administration: U.S. baby-name data
- Behind the Name: Māori names
- New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs: Top 20 Māori Boys’ and Girls’ Names for 2015
- New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs: Favourite Māori Baby Names in Aotearoa (2026)