Popular baby names in Canada (2008)

Top 100 baby names in British Columbia, Canada (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Ethan (283)	Ava (233)
2	Nathan (224) +9	Emma (228) +3
3	Jacob (210) -1	Emily (224) -1
4	Lucas (208) +6	Olivia (210)
5	Logan (207) +2	Sophia (195) -2
6	Matthew (198) -1	Chloe (160) +4
7	Benjamin (194) +4	Isabella (158) +1
8	Joshua (193) -2	Hannah (150) -2
9	Liam (193) -4	Abigail (145) +6
10	James (191) +7	Madison (140) +1
11	Noah (189) -8	Ella (139) -4
12	Ryan (182) -3	Sophie (136)
13	Owen (179) -5	Sarah (124) -4
14	Alexander (159) -3	Lily (122) -1
15	Jack (158)	Brooklyn (120) +1
16	William (153)	Taylor (118) +1
17	Daniel (150) -3	Maya (111) +6
18	Evan (148) +6	Grace (105) -4
19	Jayden (144)	Hailey (103) +4
20	Samuel (139) +2	Elizabeth (102) +1
21	Aiden (131)	Samantha (99) -3
22	Tristan (127) +14	Avery (90) +12
23	Mason (126) +35	Alexis (89) +16
24	Oliver (118) +9	Lauren (85) +3
25	Dylan (113) -3	Mia (84) +17
26	Riley (113) +12	Anna (82)
27	Carter (112) +6	Jessica (82) -1
28	Nicholas (112) -9	Julia (82) -8
29	Tyler (112) -7	Claire (79) -9
30	Gavin (104) -5	Keira (79) +3
31	Isaac (104) +11	Alyssa (77) +3
32	Connor (103) -3	Kaitlyn (76) -10
33	Justin (103) -6	Paige (76) +11
34	Gabriel (102) +13	Isabelle (72) -5
35	Jackson (102) -3	Charlotte (69) +6
36	Cole (99) -1	Brooke (68) +9
37	Michael (99) -5	Natalie (67) -3
38	Austin (98) -11	Jasmine (65) +15
39	Hunter (96) +13	Ashley (64) +4
40	Zachary (96) +5	Payton (64) +41
41	Hayden (94) +11	Mya (63) +4
42	Caleb (92) +1	Amelia (62) +9
43	Andrew (91) -15	Sienna (62) -8
44	Tyson (89) +6	Sydney (62) -10
45	Joseph (88) +11	Mackenzie (61) -14
46	Marcus (88)	Sofia (61) +8
47	Adam (87) +7	Addison (60) -8
48	Ryder (87) -6	Megan (60)
49	Jordan (86) -20	Peyton (60) +56*
50	Aidan (84) -12	Kayla (57) -23
51	Kai (84) +25	Zoe (57) +15
52	Thomas (82) -13	Nevaeh (56) +8
53	Cameron (80) -7	Alexandra (52) +2
54	David (80) -6	Isla (52) +104*
55	Anthony (78) -5	Leah (52) +35
56	Wyatt (78) +7	Sadie (51) -6
57	Chase (77) +5	Victoria (51) -5
58	Jonathan (75) -2	Audrey (49) -1
59	Luke (75) +10	Kate (49) -10
60	Brandon (73) +5	Lucy (49) +13
61	Brody (73) +9	Eva (48) -1
62	Aaron (71) -3	Madeline (48) +64*
63	John (70) -4	Rachel (47) -33
64	Nathaniel (67) +9	Savannah (47) +20
65	Christopher (66) -16	Summer (47) +43*
66	Levi (66) +39*	Madeleine (46) +35*
67	Brayden (65) -28	Alexa (45) +9
68	Elijah (65) +19	Georgia (45) -19
69	Lukas (65) -3	Sara (44) -9
70	Ashton (63) +15	Sierra (44) +2
71	Carson (62) -10	Amy (43) +20
72	Kyle (61) -7	Kylie (43) +5
73	Nolan (61) -17	Morgan (43) -11
74	Parker (61) +20	Naomi (43)
75	Cohen (59) +8	Violet (43) +40*
76	Dominic (59) -8	Katherine (42) +9
77	Jesse (57) +10	Kaylee (42) -20
78	Landon (57) -8	Rebecca (42)
79	Rylan (57) +4	Gabriella (41) -11
80	Eric (56) -11	Autumn (39) +50*
81	Henry (56) +46*	Faith (39) +23*
82	Jason (56) -7	Gabrielle (39) -9
83	Robert (56) -4	Madelyn (39) +77*
84	Isaiah (55) +3	Isabel (38) -13
85	Charles (54) +9	Jordyn (38) -17
86	Blake (53) -10	Katelyn (38) -16
87	Jonah (52) +46*	Molly (38) -4
88	Lincoln (51) +16*	Brianna (37) -28
89	Sean (51) +6	Maria (36) +2
90	Jake (48) +14*	Ruby (36) -32
91	Max (48) -11	Angela (35) +20*
92	Seth (48) -7	Angelina (35) -23
93	Colton (47) +11*	Layla (35) +77*
94	Kevin (47) +1	Makayla (35) +5
95	Micah (47) +61*	Stella (35) -6
96	Cooper (45) -5	Vanessa (35) -3
97	Jaden (45) -18	Hayden (34) +151*
98	Brady (44) +70*	Riley (34) +14*
99	Hudson (44)	Katie (33) -11
100	Christian (43) +18*	Nicole (33) -61
	Jaxon (43) +33*
	Kaleb (43) -21

Source: BC Vital Statistics Agency * new entry in top100

Popular baby names in Canada: 2009 | 2008
2007 | 2006 | 2005

The rank of baby girl name Ava from 1997 to 2009 in British Columbia, Canada

In 2008, Ethan and Ava were the leading baby names in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. In Quebec, Thomas (with 945 births) and Lea (with 457 births) were the most popular choices.

Top 20 baby names in Saskatchewan, Canada (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Ethan (71)	Ava (63)
2	Noah (49)	Emma (53)
3	Joshua (40)	Hannah (51)
4	Liam (39)	Emily (38)
5	Logan (38)	Taylor (38)
6	Alexander (37)	Olivia (34)
7	Carter (37)	Hailey (33)
8	Jacob (36)	Madison (32)
9	Benjamin (34)	Abigail (31)
10	Matthew (34)	Brooklyn (31)
11	Owen (34)	Ella (31)
12	Aiden (33)	Isabella (30)
13	Brody (33)	Brooke (29)
14	Lucas (33)	Chloe (29)
15	Mason (33)	Sarah (27)
16	Hunter (32)	Sophie (27)
17	Jayden (32)	Alexis (26)
18	Dylan (31)	Sadie (25)
19	Austin (30)	Avery (24)
20	Hayden (30)	Peyton (24)

Source: Saskatchewan Vital Statistics

Top 10 baby names in Manitoba, Canada (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Ethan (90)	Emily (78)
2	Noah (85)	Emma (69)
3	Aiden (75)	Ava (66)
4	Liam (73)	Hannah (66)
5	Alexander (72)	Olivia (59)
6	Joshua (67)	Abigail (56)
7	Jayden (65)	Madison (56)
8	Evan (59)	Hailey (52)
9	Logan (58)	Taylor (49)
10	Benjamin (57)	Brooklyn (46)

Source: Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency

Top 100 baby names in Quebec (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Thomas (945) +5	Lea (457)
2	William (908) -1	Rosalie (383) +1
3	Gabriel (904)	Florence (380) +3
4	Samuel (828) -2	Laurence (367) +8
5	Olivier (736) +2	Emma (363) +9
6	Alexis (735) -1	Jade (355) -4
7	Nathan (714) -3	Juliette (342) -2
8	Felix (700)	Gabrielle (338) -4
9	Antoine (652)	Sarah (336) -2
10	Xavier (599) +2	Maika (325) -2
11	Mathis (553) +2	Camille (306) -1
12	Zachary (529) -1	Charlotte (299) +1
13	Alexandre (522) +1	Noemie (299) -1
14	Raphael (510) +2	Mia (289) +7
15	Jacob (504) +4	Chloe (279) +2
16	Justin (472) -6	Alexia (271) +2
17	Anthony (468) -2	Megane (271) -1
18	Emile (421)	Laurie (269) +11
19	Nicolas (409) +2	Elodie (258) +26
20	Noah (400)	Zoe (258) +15
21	Benjamin (393) +2	Oceane (257) -1
22	Vincent (382)	Emilie (255) -6
23	Lucas (364) +4	Coralie (254) -14
24	Adam (358) +4	Maelie (252) +12
25	Charles (350) -1	Annabelle (251) +1
26	Maxime (349)	Marianne (249) +7
27	Jeremy (348) -10	Justine (246) -2
28	Loic (342) +1	Alice (232) +3
29	Etienne (326) +1	Alicia (232) -10
30	Tristan (315) -5	Anais (228) +5
31	Edouard (294) +1	Delphine (227) +48
32	Simon (261) -1	Olivia (227) +13
33	Alex (230) +4	Eve (212) -7
34	David (230) +3	Emy (210) -12
35	Mathieu (227) -2	Ariane (206) -11
36	Elliot (221) +7	Charlie (199) +4
37	Liam (219) +5	Jasmine (196) +5
38	Philippe (217) -4	Elizabeth (195) -1
39	Victor (213) -1	Maya (192) -16
40	Julien (212) -1	Maeva (187) +12
41	Guillaume (208) -6	Raphaelle (187) +8
42	Dylan (207) -2	Mathilde (184) +9
43	Isaac (192) +5	Victoria (184) -3
44	Louis (192)	Oceanne (182) +15
45	Hugo (189) -4	Melodie (180) +14
46	Malik (165) +19	Maude (178) +3
47	Mathias (159) +2	Audrey (175) -16
48	Michael (158) +5	Frederique (173) -20
49	Christopher(155)+13	Rose (172) -19
50	Zack (155) +23	Marilou (170) +6
51	Derek (154) -1	Megan (170) -8
52	Cedric (149) -7	Daphnee (168) -5
53	Leo (149) -6	Sara (168) +5
54	Ryan (146) -1	Alexandra (165) -2
55	Zackary (145) +8	Eva (163) -9
56	Damien (144) +2	Clara (161) -15
57	Ludovic (144) +4	Leanne (157) -3
58	Laurent (142) +7	Sofia (157) -7
59	Maxim (138) -4	Beatrice (156) +3
60	James (134) -10	Sophie (148) -6
61	Jayden (132) +28	Alyssa (142) +14
62	Mikael (132) +8	Amelia (142) +10
63	Theo (131) +30	Aurelie (142) +2
64	Tommy (131) -17	Jeanne (140)
65	Rafael (129) +3	Alycia (139) +2
66	Loik (118) +34	Eliane (139) -4
67	Jonathan (115) -7	Julia (135) -1
68	Jordan (113) -13	Eloise (131) -10
69	Arnaud (112) +3	Leonie (130) -2
70	Eliot (112) +17	Amelie (128) -32
71	Logan (109) -13	Emily (126) -1
72	Rayan (109) +5	Mya (125) +1
73	Luca (108) -21	Magalie (122) +5
74	Charles-Antoine (107) +3	Julianne (120) -9
75	Matthew (107) -2	Sophia (116) -4
76	Ethan (105) -9	Kelly-Ann (113) -2
77	Louka (104) +4	Yasmine (111) +8
78	Mathys (103) -14	Anabelle (109) +3
79	Arthur (100) +12	Melody (106) +34*
80	Eloi (100) +5	Catherine (104) -13
81	Kevin (99) -3	Elisabeth (100) +9
82	Jerome (98) -12	Sandrine (100) +15
83	Marc-Antoine (97) -26	Lily-Rose (98) +15
84	Matis (96) -14	Alyson (94) -1
85	Joshua (95) -6	Kayla (94) +6
86	Remi (95) -6	Amy (92) -5
87	Eliott (93) +3	Naomie (91) +6
88	Cedrik (92) +36*	Ophelie (91) +8
89	Christophe (92)	Lina (90) -4
90	Nathaniel (91) -4	Sabrina (87)
91	Alexander (88) +7	Arianne (86) -11
92	Cedrick (88) +15*	Daphne (85) -9
93	Daniel (85) -18	Maely (85) +79*
94	Evan (85)	Lily (84) +31*
95	Alexy (82) +8*	Rebecca (83) +2
96	Andrew (81) -1	Laura (82) -20
97	Brandon (81) +3	Lydia (82) +15*
98	Caleb (81) +26*	Melina (78)
99	Elie (81) +9*	Flavie (77) +3*
100	Frederic (81) -13	Sarah-Maude (74)
	Henri (81) -5

Source: Quebec Vital Statistics Agency * new entry

Top 50 baby names in Alberta (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Ethan (366)	Ava (236)
2	Jacob (258)	Olivia (236) +4
3	Alexander (251) +3	Emma (212) -1
4	Joshua (238) +1	Emily (203) -2
5	Liam (231) +4	Sarah (188) -1
6	Logan (217) -3	Isabella (180) +5
7	Nathan (216) +3	Sophia (174) +2
8	Matthew (204)	Madison (170) -1
9	Noah (201) -5	Hannah (167) -3
10	Owen (195) -3	Chloe (163) +1
11	Benjamin (193) +5	Grace (154) +6
12	Evan (189) +2	Taylor (152) +3
13	Lucas (188) +5	Ella (145) +1
14	Daniel (183) +5	Abigail (142) -6
15	Jack (182) +2	Brooklyn (138) -4
16	William (178) -1	Brooke (137)
17	Jayden (165) +4	Sophie (127) +2
18	Carter (164) +2	Hailey (123) -8
19	Ryan (163) -7	Addison (115) -1
20	Aiden (158) +7	Elizabeth (113) +2
21	Samuel (157) -10	Avery (110)
22	Mason (151) +12	Samantha (110) -1
23	Austin (149) -10	Alexis (106) +4
24	James (143) +2	Lily (106)
25	Tristan (139) +9	Sydney (105) +4
26	Riley (137) -3	Anna (97) -3
27	Hunter (132) +6	Isabelle (97)
28	Zachary (129) -6	Alyssa (94) -3
29	Cole (128)	Julia (91) +6
30	Connor (127) +9	Maya (91) +5
31	Jackson (124) +1	Claire (90) -3
32	Adam (121) +4	Paige (88) +1
33	Nicholas (121) -8	Sadie (87) -3
34	Dylan (120) -10	Mya (86) +4
35	Gavin (119) +9	Keira (82) -3
36	Hayden (119) +7	Peyton (80) +29
37	Ryder (118) +2	Kayla (79) +14
38	Andrew (117) -8	Megan (76) -2
39	Chase (115) +20	Leah (75) +22
40	Brody (114) +11	Rachel (75) +2
41	Gabriel (113) -13	Payton (74) +58
42	Joseph (113) +6	Natalie (73) +11
43	Caleb (110) -7	Jessica (71) -13
44	Tyler (110) +4	Victoria (70) +1
45	David (104) -6	Kate (68) +3
46	Michael (104)	Lauren (67) +7
47	Brayden (103) +2	Kaitlyn (66) -2
48	Luke (102) -17	Mackenzie (65) -6
49	Seth (101) +3	Nevaeh (65) -8
50	Isaac (100) -7	Sara (65) -6

Source: Alberta Vital Statistics Agency

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia (2008)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Jacob (67)	Ava (71)
2	Liam (65)	Olivia (69)
3	Logan (57)	Emma (67)
4	Ethan (54)	Sophie (61)
5	Noah (52)	Abigail (59)
6	Alexander (52)	Hannah (58)
7	William (51)	Emily (58)
8	Owen (50)	Ella (57)
9	Jack (48)	Madison (53)
10	Ryan (46)	Sophia (50)
11	Lucas (45)	Lily (48)
12	Matthew (42)	Brooklyn (48)
13	Aiden (38)	Brooke (45)
14	Carter (36)	Sarah (42)
15	Benjamin (35)	Chloe (41)
16	Nathan (35)	Lauren (41)
17	Cameron (30)	Alexis (40)
18	Connor (30)	Paige (39)
19	Joshua (28)	Julia (38)
20	Jackson (28)	Taylor (36)

Source: Nova Scotia Vital Statistics