| Description: | Most popular names for male 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: | Jasper (new at 69), Leon (new at 85), Beauden (new at 94), Zion (new at 96), Micah (new at 98) |
| Largest rises: | Arlo +35 (now at 23), Austin +34 (now at 41), Jordan +27 (now at 67), Felix +21 (now at 52), Quinn +20 (now at 79) |
| Largest falls: | Braxton -35 (now at 69), Patrick -24 (now at 90), Fletcher -21 (now at 91), Flynn -19 (now at 71), Jayden -17 (now at 55) |
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