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Popular baby names in Canada (2006)


Top 100 baby names
British Columbia (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1Ethan(277) Emma(246)
2Jacob(235) +2Emily(234)
3Matthew(225) Ava(232) +3
4Joshua(223) -2Olivia(198) -1
5Nathan(213) Hannah(190) -1
6Liam(200) +2Sarah(170) +1
7Benjamin(196) +5Sophia(157) +4
8Ryan(191) -3Ella(155)
9Logan(187) +7Isabella(149)
10Daniel(184) +1Madison(138) -5
11Alexander(183) -4Grace(131) -1
12Noah(181) -3Chloe(130) +5
13Lucas(174) +9Abigail(120) +1
14James(158) -1Samantha(112) -2
15William(151) -1Taylor(97) +9
16Owen(149) -1Brooklyn(96) +19
17Nicholas(145) -8Maya(96) -3
18Samuel(140) +3Sophie(90) +16
19Tyler(135) Julia(87)
20Jack(134) Lauren(86)
21Carter(133) +20Anna(84) +5
22Evan(133) -3Hailey(84) -5
23Andrew(129) Lily(83) +9
24Cole(126) +5Ashley(82) +5
25Aidan(125) +3Kaitlyn(82) +3
26Connor(123) -1Elizabeth(79) -4
27Aiden(121) +4Mackenzie(77) +2
28Michael(118) -2Rachel(77) -6
29Dylan(117) -13Jessica(76) -14
30Jordan(115) -6Sienna(74) +51
31Thomas(113) +8Megan(72) -13
32Justin(111) -5Charlotte(71) +21
33Riley(111) -1Natalie(71) +9
34Austin(110) -3Jenna(70) +2
35Adam(106) Sydney(70) -11
36David(99) +7Alexis(69)
37Jackson(95) +15Kayla(69) -5
38Oliver(95) +27Brooke(68) +11
39Jayden(92) +2Alyssa(67) -14
40Cameron(90) Paige(67) -12
41Gavin(90) -4Keira(66) -3
42Tristan(90) +7Nicole(64) -9
43Luke(88) +4Avery(63) +6
44Joseph(87) -14Claire(62) +1
45Isaac(81) +2Isabelle(61) -4
46Aaron(80) +8Kate(61) +34
47Anthony(80) +5Jasmine(59) -9
48Brandon(80) -9Rebecca(58) +5
49Gabriel(79) -5Georgia(57) +15
50Kyle(78) -16Sofia(57)
51Nolan(78) +2Alexandra(56) -13
52Zachary(78) -12Gabrielle(54) +9
53Caleb(77) -8Sierra(54) +4
54Carson(77) +23Victoria(54) +4
55Hayden(77) -7Amelia(53) -11
56Mason(76) +24Mia(53) -10
57Eric(75) +5Sara(53) -14
58Kai(75) -3Mya(51) +35
59Brayden(74) +2Zoe(51) -2
60John(73) -3Katie(50) +21
61Jason(71) -1Jade(47) -9
62Jonathan(71) +12Danica(46) +79*
63Marcus(70) -6Katelyn(46) -1
64Jesse(68) -5Morgan(46) -6
65Hunter(67) -2Alexa(45) +28
66Wyatt(67) +2Brianna(43) -19
67Christopher(66) -20Amy(41) -6
68Tyson(65) Angelina(41) -19
69Elijah(60) +10Eva(41) +17
70Ryder(60) -1Faith(41) -14
71Nathaniel(58) +5Katherine(41) +23
72Rylan(58) +10Ruby(41) +39*
73Dominic(56) +16Sadie(40)
74Ashton(54) -10Savannah(40)+47*
75Kaden(54) -3Trinity(39) -2
76Markus(52) +36*Audrey(38) +33*
77Seth(52) +13Erin(38) +44*
78Armaan(51) -2Stephanie(38) +8
79Charles(51) -4Summer(38) -12
80Jake(51) -7Kaylee(37) -16
81Quinn(50) +39*Lucy(37) +45*
82Parker(49) Michelle(37) -11
83Robert(49) -18Jordyn(36) +20*
84Chase(48) +9Makayla(36) +10
85Sean(47) -17Kylie(35) -6
86Ian(46) +3Maria(35) -16
87Lukas(46) -1Natasha(35) +24*
88Simon(46) +38*Payton(35) +24*
89Brody(45) -3Annika(34) -20
90Levi(45) Danielle(34) -20
91Sebastian(45) +23*Jada(34) +4
92Jaden(44) +17*Kyla(34) +36*
93Kevin(44) -38Naomi(34) -33
94Kayden(43) +33*Vanessa(34) -13
95Landon(43) +7*Leah(33) -19
96Maxwell(43) +18*Mikayla(33) -5
97Blake(40) +55*Nevaeh(33) +8*
98Brendan(40) -4Danika(32) +49*
99Cooper(40) +19*Elise(32) +82*
100Alex(39) +12*Tessa(32) +201*
  Christian(39) -2   
  Colton(39) +3*   
  Ty(39) -26   
Source: BC Vital Statistics Agency    * new entry in top100

In British Columbia, Canada Ethan, Jacob, Matthew for boys and Emma, Emily, Ava for girls were the most popular choices for baby names in 2006. In Alberta, Ethan (with 367 births) and Ava (with 253 births) are the leading baby names this year.

Parents in Quebec preferred William for baby boys and Lea for baby girls while in Manitoba Ethan and Emily gets the top spot.

Emma continues to be the most popular name for baby girls in Nova Scotia, topping the list for the 5th year. Ryan heads the list of boys' names for the first time, moving up from 12th in 2005.




Top 50 baby names
Alberta (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1Ethan(367) Ava(253) +4
2Joshua(245) Emma(245) -1
3Jacob(242) Emily(244) -1
4Logan(240) +1Hannah(201) -1
5Matthew(229) -1Madison(192) -1
6Noah(225) +3Sarah(190) +1
7Nathan(218) +1Abigail(155) +10
8Liam(211) -1Olivia(153) -1
9Carter(191) -3Grace(139) -3
10William(178) +6Ella(137) +3
11Alexander(176) -1Hailey(129) -1
12Evan(173) -1Samantha(129)
13Austin(172) Chloe(125) -4
14Owen(158) Taylor(122) +2
15Benjamin(157) -3Brooklyn(119) +3
16Lucas(154) +20Elizabeth(115) +15
17Cole(151) +15Isabella(115) -4
18Jack(151) +9Brooke(113) +3
19Ryan(151) -3Sophia(111) +9
20Tyler(143) Keira(106) +30
21Adam(139) +5Sydney(106) -2
22Aiden(139) +8Rachel(105) +7
23Connor(139) -3Maya(103) +37
24Riley(138) -2Alexis(102) +5
25Samuel(137) -1Avery(102) -3
26Daniel(136) -5Jessica(102) -10
27Zachary(136) -7Kaitlyn(98) -1
28Nicholas(133) -11Julia(93) -4
29Dylan(132) -7Megan(91) -9
30Tristan(128) +6Paige(89) -15
31James(124) -1Anna(87) -8
32Jayden(120) +6Isabelle(87) +7
33Luke(117) +6Kayla(87) +23
34Andrew(113) -4Mackenzie(87) +5
35Carson(113) +33Alyssa(86) -8
36Michael(109) -10Alexandra(85) +3
37Mason(108) +12Lauren(84) -12
38David(107) +14Morgan(78) +5
39Jackson(106) +9Rebecca(76) -4
40Gavin(103) +23Sophie(75) +13
41Brayden(101) +1Claire(74) +23
42Justin(101) +6Kaylee(73) +2
43Gabriel(100) -9Sara(73) +6
44Wyatt(98) +12Jenna(71) -10
45Aidan(97) -20Lily(69) -3
46Hunter(97) -4Mya(66) +30
47Caleb(96) -14Kate(65) +3
48Thomas(96) -12Nevaeh(65) +11
49Cameron(93) +9Natalie(64) -10
50Nolan(92) +4Ashley(61) -17
Source: Alberta Vital Statistics Agency








Top 100 baby names
Quebec (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1William(896) +1Lea(562)
2Samuel(826) -1Jade(414)
3Alexis(718) +1Rosalie(397) +1
4Thomas(695) +4Florence(376) +3
5Nathan(682) +4Sarah(333) -2
6Antoine(666) -1Gabrielle(332) +4
7Gabriel(654) -4Laurie(325) +9
8Justin(637) +3Camille(315)
9Olivier(632) -2Laurence(308) -3
10Felix(607) -4Oceane(308) +4
11Zachary(600) +7Emma(301) +10
12Xavier(582) -2Noemie(296) -7
13Jeremy(566) -1Emilie(294) +6
14Alexandre(550) +1Juliette(284)
15Mathis(541) -2Coralie(280) -4
16Jacob(519) +1Maika(277) +12
17Anthony(512) -3Justine(267) +1
18Raphael(490) -2Megane(263) -9
19Emile(453) +2Emy(253) +6
20Vincent(448) -1Ariane(251) -3
21Nicolas(438) -1Chloe(245) -1
22Benjamin(367) Audrey(242) -8
23Maxime(352) Annabelle(234) +9
24Noah(333) +9Charlotte(232)
25Tristan(332) +2Marianne(228) -3
26Simon(316) -1Maya(223) +7
27Etienne(313) +2Alicia(220) +3
28Charles(309) -2Zoe(208) -1
29Adam(297) -1Amelie(207)
30Mathieu(284) -6Eve(207) +17
31Edouard(275) +10Rose(207) +20
32Loic(269) -2Mia(205) -6
33David(253) -2Megan(203) -21
34Guillaume(227) +4Elodie(196) -11
35Lucas(226) +2Alice(184) +12
36Philippe(225) -4Alexia(175)
37Alex(219) -1Victoria(174) +4
38Hugo(213) +7Oceanne(172) +3
39Julien(212) -5Anais(171) +6
40Victor(202) +2Charlie(171) +25
41Tommy(183) -6Raphaelle(169)+15
42Louis(177) +9Elizabeth(166) -5
43Dylan(172) -3Leanne(166) -7
44Cedric(167) Beatrice(161) +6
45Michael(161) -6Catherine(160) -4
46Jonathan(150) -3Daphnee(159) -8
47Isaac(146) +6Jasmine(157) -6
48Liam(146) +12Marilou(157) +12
49Christopher(142) -2Mathilde(157) -7
50Mathias(142) +1Maude(157) -13
51Ludovic(138) +12Melodie(157) -8
52Leo(134) Clara(152) +2
53Elliot(130) +21Alexandra(151)-22
54Mathys(129) +19Olivia(148) -6
55Jordan(127) Eloise(146) +3
56Ryan(127) +3Sara(146)
57Matis(123) -9Maelie(141) +43
58Daniel(121) +1Aurelie(139) +3
59Marc-Antoine(121)-9Sofia(135) +4
60Mikael(120) -4Sabrina(132) -4
61Jeremie(119) -15Eliane(130) +15
62Kevin(118) -5Maeva(129) +18
63Laurent(118) +6Jeanne(127) +4
64Matthew(115) -10Julia(127) -11
65Joshua(114) +4Frederique(121) -6
66James(111) -3Julianne(121) -12
67Frederic(108) Eva(118) +43*
68Brandon(106) -9Amelia(114) +7
69Nathaniel(106) +17Elisabeth(114) +27
70Maxim(105) -7Magalie(113) -1
71Luca(104) -1Emily(110) -20
72Charles-Antoine(97) +23Leonie(110) +7
73Christophe(97) +6Sophie(110) -5
74Jerome(95) -2Jessica(103) -13
75Zackary(93) +6Mya(103) +7
76Derek(92) -2Myriam(100) -7
77Eloi(92) +22Anabelle(98) +11
78Andrew(91) -2Laura(97) -2
79Shawn(90) -17Kelly-Ann(96) +4
80Arnaud(89) +4Naomie(96) -11
81Zakary(87) +9Yasmine(96) +10
82Remi(83) -2Alycia(95) -9
83Sebastien(83) -4Sandrine(95) -4
84Nicholas(82) -8Amy(93) -12
85Rafael(82) +6Kayla(92) +4
86Logan(81) +13Arianne(91) -13
87Eliot(80) +24*Maxim(91) +21*
88Loik(80) +39*Rebecca(88) +5
89Rayan(80) +5Erika(85) -24
90Felix-Antoine(79)+11*Arielle(82) +48*
91Zack(79) +46*Alyson(81) -6
92Matteo(76) +5Lina(78) +6
93Alexander(75) -22Daphne(77) -22
94Jason(72) -28Alyssa(76) -13
95Alexy(71) Aya(76) +25*
96Evan(71) -9Ophelie(76) +41*
97Mickael(71) -2Laurianne(75) -13
98Frederick(69) -9Lydia(74) -6
99Bryan(68) +7*Bianca(73) +17*
100Joseph(67) -19Melina(72) -15
 Theo(67) +9* 
Source: Quebec Vital Statistics Agency * new entry
Top 20 baby names
Nova Scotia (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1Ryan (72) Emma (71)
2Ethan (67) Madison (66)
3Jacob (67) Ava (65)
4Noah (65) Olivia (65)
5Liam (60) Hannah (63)
6Owen (59) Emily (58)
7Alexander (58) Abigail (57)
8Matthew (58) Sarah (53)
9Jack (57) Ella (42)
10Benjamin (54) Chloe (40)
11Nathan (52) Lily (37)
12Evan (51) Grace (36)
13Cole (49) Brooke (32)
14William (49) Sophia (31)
15Joshua (48) Faith (28)
16Logan (47) Sophie (28)
17Lucas (45) Elizabeth (26)
18Connor (44) Brooklyn (24)
19Cameron (43) Julia (24)
20Nicholas (43) Rachel (24)
Source: Nova Scotia Vital Statistics


Top 20 baby names
Saskatchewan (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1Ethan (107) Ava (85)
2Noah (65) Madison (64)
3Owen (62) Emma (60)
4Carter (59) Emily (57)
5Logan (59) Brooklyn (56)
6Joshua (55) Hannah (49)
7Jacob (53) Hailey (44)
8Aiden (52) Chloe (38)
9Austin (51) Olivia (36)
10Nathan (51) Paige (35)
11Liam (50) Abigail (32)
12Jayden (48) Sydney (32)
13Hunter (47) Avery (32)
14Alexander (45) Taylor (31)
15Matthew (45) Keira (31)
16William (43) Ella (30)
17Mason (43) Sarah (27)
18Lucus (40) Brooke (26)
19Carson (39) Jessica (26)
20Samuel (39) Morgan (26)
Source: Saskatchewan Vital Statistics


Top 10 baby names
Manitoba (2006)
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1Ethan (104) Emily (74)
2Joshua (81) Madison (73)
3Logan (81) Emma (69)
4Matthew (78) Hannah (64)
5Noah (75) Sarah (62)
6Alexander (70) Ava (55)
7Owen (64) Abigail (54)
8Liam (60) Chloé (47)
9Tyler (59) Isabella (45)
10Aiden (57) Hailey (44)
Source: Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency


 
 
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