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 * new entry in top100

Popular Canadian names in 2009
Popular Canadian names in 2008
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Popular Canadian names in 2005

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 * new entry

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