| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in New Zealand 2017 |
| Source: | Department of Internal Affairs - Births, Deaths and Marriages |
| Series: | New Zealand |
| Following list: | 2018 |
| Previous list: | 2016 |
| Highest new entries: | Bodhi (new at 75), Reuben (new at 87), Owen (new at 90), Wyatt (new at 93), Spencer (new at 98) |
| Largest rises: | Theodore +27 (now at 32), Harvey +23 (now at 62), Beauden +19 (now at 75), Oscar +16 (now at 22), Hudson +15 (now at 58) |
| Largest falls: | Matthew -37 (now at 81), Tyler -30 (now at 79), Roman -27 (now at 94), Connor -26 (now at 54), Ryan -24 (now at 40) |
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