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Since 2017, 159 babies named Ashley have been born in New Zealand.
Jacindamania is real, but to the country’s new parents, it’s not as real as Ashley’s fever, or even Judith’s.
Data from Registrar General Jeff Montgomery’s births, deaths and marriages shows that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s popularity hasn’t fully translated into baby names since she took office.
From August 2017-2020, only 15 births with the first name Jacinda were recorded.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with her partner Clarke Gayford and her daughter Neve at the United Nations in New York.
Seven of those babies were born in the last 12 months.
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The prime minister’s little boy, Neve, has a more popular name. The births of 13 babies named Neve have been recorded so far in 2020, and 14 with the traditional spelling, Niamh.
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The name of Judith Collins, leader of the National Party, is of Hebrew origin.
National leader Judith Collins has a name that is becoming more popular again. From 2017-2020, 85 births with the name Judith were registered, 35 in the last year.
But neither of the leaders could keep up with the unstoppable force that is Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, whose name is more popular than the two put together.
One hundred and fifty-nine babies named Ashley have been registered since 2017, 42 of them in the last year.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford present their new daughter, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, at Auckland City Hospital.
According to babynames.com, the name Jacinda is of English origin and means ‘hyacinth’. It represents constancy and sincerity.
The name Judith means ‘from Judea’ and is of Hebrew origin. Its biblical meaning is “the praised.”
Ashley originated as a surname and was used primarily as a male name in the 1800s before more recently becoming a predominantly female name.
Niamh is a traditional Irish name, meaning “bright”.
