Popular baby names in Canada (2006)

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

Source: BC Vital Statistics Agency * new entry in top100

Popular Canadian names in 2008
Popular Canadian names in 2007
Popular Canadian names in 2006
Popular Canadian names in 2005

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

Source: Alberta Vital Statistics Agency

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

Source: Quebec Vital Statistics Agency * new entry

Top 20 baby names Nova Scotia (2006)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Ryan (72)	Emma (71)
2	Ethan (67)	Madison (66)
3	Jacob (67)	Ava (65)
4	Noah (65)	Olivia (65)
5	Liam (60)	Hannah (63)
6	Owen (59)	Emily (58)
7	Alexander (58)	Abigail (57)
8	Matthew (58)	Sarah (53)
9	Jack (57)	Ella (42)
10	Benjamin (54)	Chloe (40)
11	Nathan (52)	Lily (37)
12	Evan (51)	Grace (36)
13	Cole (49)	Brooke (32)
14	William (49)	Sophia (31)
15	Joshua (48)	Faith (28)
16	Logan (47)	Sophie (28)
17	Lucas (45)	Elizabeth (26)
18	Connor (44)	Brooklyn (24)
19	Cameron (43)	Julia (24)
20	Nicholas (43)	Rachel (24)

Source: Nova Scotia Vital Statistics

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

Source: Saskatchewan Vital Statistics

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

Source: Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency