Data relating to names
Rex Davey made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs
The request was successful.
From: Rex Davey
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Can you please provide for children born within New Zealand:
1. the number of children named Stevie in the last 5 years
1a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
2. the number of children named Georgie in the last 5 years
2a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
3. the number of children named Quinn in the last 5 years
3a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
4. the number of children named Frankie in the last 5 years
4a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
5. the number of children named Jamie in the last 5 years
5a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
6. the number of children named Blake (or Blayke) in the last 5 years
6a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
7. the number of children named Emmerson in the last 5 years
7a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
8. the number of children named Emery in the last 5 years
8a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
9. the number of children named Stephanie in the last 5 years
9a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
I am only interested in the spellings detailed within this request and I do not require any data relating to variations of these names.
Yours faithfully,
Rex
From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Tçnâ koe Rex,
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Nâku, nâ
Michelle Reed (she/her)
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz
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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Can you please provide for children born within New Zealand:
1. the number of children named Stevie in the last 5 years 1a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 2. the number of children named Georgie in the last 5 years 2a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 3. the number of children named Quinn in the last 5 years 3a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 4. the number of children named Frankie in the last 5 years 4a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 5. the number of children named Jamie in the last 5 years 5a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 6. the number of children named Blake (or Blayke) in the last 5 years 6a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 7. the number of children named Emmerson in the last 5 years 7a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 8. the number of children named Emery in the last 5 years 8a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year 9. the number of children named Stephanie in the last 5 years 9a. may I please have this broken down by gender and year
I am only interested in the spellings detailed within this request and I do not require any data relating to variations of these names.
Yours faithfully,
Rex
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From: Vi Saena
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Rex
This email is to advise you that this information is already readily
available on the data.govt.nz website. Please see link:
[1]https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/b....
However, if any of the names that you listed in Official Information Act
request had less than 10 counts per year in the years requested, it will
not show in this data.
Please reply to this email asap if the information provided is not
sufficient and we will proceed with your original request.
Ngā mihi
Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
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Department of Internal Affairs
Tēnā koe Rex,
Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.
Ngā mihi,
Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
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