Popular baby names in Canada (2008)
Top 100 baby names British Columbia (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
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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 50 baby names 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 100 baby names 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
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Top 20 baby names 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
Top 20 baby names Saskatchewan (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 Manitoba (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
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