| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in New Zealand 2018 |
| Source: | Department of Internal Affairs - Births, Deaths and Marriages |
| Series: | New Zealand |
| Following list: | 2019 |
| Previous list: | 2017 |
| Highest new entries: | Kiara (new at 70), Alexis (new at 72), Ariana (new at 74), Cora (new at 79), Imogen (new at 81) |
| Largest rises: | Freya +29 (now at 27), Elizabeth +18 (now at 63), Harriet +18 (now at 63), Aurora +15 (now at 49), Abigail +15 (now at 37) |
| Largest falls: | Paige -40 (now at 82), Madison -25 (now at 55), Ayla -20 (now at 61), Victoria -18 (now at 89), Sofia -18 (now at 79) |