If you want to call your newborn child Minister, Saint, VI or V8, then you are out of luck.

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has released a snapshot of new baby names that were rejected between July 1, 2001 and May 5, 2013.

Of the 311 names rejected, "Justice" was the most often rejected.

Sixty-two parents tried to name their baby "Justice", while two tried for "Justus" and one for "Juztice".

Royal "titles" such as King, Princess, Prince, Royal, Majesty and Duke also made the top 10.

Parents who tried to name their bundles of joy Anal, Lucifer, E, Mafia No Fear, 4Real and Rogue were also out of luck.

Single-letter names, such as J, M and C, were turned down, as were a full stop (.), a star symbol (*) and 89.

DIA spokesman Michael Mead said that since 1995, the Births, Deaths and Marriages and Relationships Registration Act has provided a set of rules around acceptable names for New Zealanders.

Under those regulations, names should not cause offence to a rea- sonable person or be unreasonably long. As well, they should not without adequate justification be, include or resemble an official title or rank.

MAKING THE GRADE

Top 10 girls' names in 2012:

1 Olivia; 2 Sophie; 3 Emily; 4 Charlotte; 5 Ruby; 6 Isabella; 7 Ella; 8 Amelia; 9 Sophia; 10 Ava.

Top 10 boys' names in 2012:

1 Jack; 2 Oliver; 3 William; 4 Liam; 5 Mason; 6 Samuel; 7 Jacob; 8 Lucas; 9 Ethan; 10 Noah.