After 13 years with King as the most-declined baby name in New Zealand, there's a new name you can't use in top spot - Prince.
A total of 64 names were declined last year, with King pipped for top spot for the first time in over a decade.
Five sets of parents tried to name their child Prince, only to be told "no".
Second place with three failed attempts had a few names equal: III, Bishop, King, Major and Royal.
Messiah, Princess, Prynce, Rogue, Royale and Sovereign were each declined twice while over thirty names were declined once.
They were: AazyahRoyaal, Captain, Chief, Empress, Fanny, Isis, Jairah-King, JP, Judge, Justice, Justus, KC, Kiing, Kingkillah, Knight, Leonidas-king, Masai-King, MissTaunese, Nepher-ISIS, Notoriety, Pope, Princess-Penina, Pryncè, Queen, Rhoyael, Royaal, Royalty, Royalty-Reign, Saint-Liivoja, Sovereign-Kash and XIX.
"Names are a gift, and they are an important part of a person's identity. We encourage parents to think about their child and how they might feel about their name later in life," Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages Russell Burnard said.
"When a name is in review, we give parents the opportunity to present the reasoning for the name. Then we make a decision, considering the balance of how the name may be perceived by the public and the Department's obligations under the law."
Names resembling official titles or ranks, names using numeric characters or symbols, names that might be considered offensive and names over 70 characters are likely to be rejected, Burnard said.
In a statement alongside the list, the rejection process was explained.
"The law allows the Registrar-General to decline registration of names which fail to comply with those guidelines.
"The Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages reviews the names that don't meet the criteria on a case-by-case basis.
"Whether a name is offensive or not is a judgement call, and each name is considered in its entirety to determine whether it meets statutory criteria," the statement said.
Today's announcement comes after the list of 2023's most popular baby names was released earlier this month.
After a decade on top Oliver has been deposed as the most popular name for boys, with Noah (267) now the most popular.
For girls, Charlotte (209) has taken the top spot off Isla, who was 2022's most popular name.
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