| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in New Zealand 2016 |
| Source: | Department of Internal Affairs - Births, Deaths and Marriages |
| Series: | New Zealand |
| Following list: | 2017 |
| Previous list: | 2015 |
| Highest new entries: | Maria (new at 78), Pippa (new at 81), Taylor (new at 83), Isabel (new at 83), Lucia (new at 86) |
| Largest rises: | Amber +32 (now at 60), Freya +31 (now at 64), Lola +25 (now at 74), Aaliyah +24 (now at 56), Alexis +23 (now at 52) |
| Largest falls: | Victoria -40 (now at 97), Elizabeth -33 (now at 68), Charlie -28 (now at 94), Rose -24 (now at 80), Madeleine -24 (now at 97) |
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