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 2008
Popular Canadian names in 2007
Popular Canadian names in 2006
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 942 births) and Lea (with 453 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(942) +5	Lea(453)
2	William(902) -1	Florence(378) +3
3	Gabriel(900)	Rosalie(378) +1
4	Samuel(816) -2	Laurence(362) +8
5	Alexis(731)	Emma(355) +8
6	Olivier(731) +2	Jade(353) -4
7	Nathan(708) -3	Juliette(340) -1
8	Felix(692)	Gabrielle(334) -4
9	Antoine(647)	Sarah(328) -2
10	Xavier(593) +2	Maika(322) -2
11	Mathis(549) +2	Camille(305) -1
12	Zachary(523) -1	Noemie(296) -1
13	Alexandre(519) +1	Charlotte(293)
14	Raphael(508) +2	Mia(285) +7
15	Jacob(499) +4	Chloe(276) +2
16	Justin(467) -6	Alexia(271) +2
17	Anthony(465) -2	Megane(270) -2
18	Emile(419)	Laurie(268) +10
19	Nicolas(405) +2	Zoe(257) +15
20	Noah(398)	Emilie(253) -4
21	Benjamin(390) +2	Coralie(252) -12
22	Vincent(380)	Elodie(252) +24
23	Lucas(357) +4	Annabelle(250) +5
24	Charles(348)	Oceane(250) -3
25	Jeremy(346) -8	Maelie(248) +11
26	Maxime(346) +1	Marianne(246) +7
27	Adam(344) +2	Justine(244) -2
28	Loic(339)	Alice(231) +3
29	Etienne(323) +1	Alicia(228) -10
30	Tristan(314) -5	Anais(226) +5
31	Edouard(293) +1	Delphine(226) +49
32	Simon(259) -1	Olivia(226) +14
33	Alex(229) +4	Eve(211) -7
34	David(227) +2	Emy(210) -12
35	Mathieu(223) -2	Ariane(205) -11
36	Elliot(220) +8	Charlie(198) +3
37	Philippe(214) -3	Jasmine(195) +6
38	Liam(213) +4	Elizabeth(192) -1
39	Julien(211)	Maya(190) -16
40	Victor(211) -1	Mathilde(185) +11
41	Dylan(207) -1	Maeva(183) +11
42	Guillaume(207) -6	Raphaelle(183) +7
43	Isaac(191) +5	Victoria(183) -2
44	Louis(190) -1	Oceanne(180) +13
45	Hugo(189) -4	Melodie(179) +12
46	Malik(163) +19	Maude(178) +3
47	Mathias(157) +2	Frederique(173) -20
48	Michael(156) +5	Audrey(172) -16
49	Derek(154) +1	Rose(171) -19
50	Zack(154) +23	Megan(170) -8
51	Christopher(153)+12	Marilou(169) +5
52	Cedric(148) -7	Daphnee(168) -5
53	Leo(148) -6	Alexandra(162)
54	Zackary(145) +8	Eva(162) -8
55	Ludovic(143) +3	Sara(162) +8
56	Ryan(142) -2	Clara(156) -15
57	Damien(141) -1	Leanne(156) -3
58	Laurent(141) +8	Sofia(156) -6
59	Maxim(137)	Beatrice(155) +3
60	James(131) -9	Sophie(143) -7
61	Mikael(131) +9	Alyssa(142) +13
62	Jayden(130) +27	Amelia(142) +10
63	Tommy(130) -16	Jeanne(140) +1
64	Theo(129) +30	Eliane(139) -4
65	Rafael(128) +2	Aurelie(138) -2
66	Loik(118) +32	Alycia(135) +2
67	Jordan(112) -11	Julia(132) -1
68	Eliot(111) +17	Eloise(131) -11
69	Arnaud(110) +3	Leonie(130) -1
70	Jonathan(109) -9	Amelie(127) -32
71	Rayan(108) +4	Mya(125) +1
72	Charles-Antoine (107) +3	Emily(124) -2
73	Luca(106) -21	Magalie(122) +4
74	Logan(105) -15	Julianne(119) -9
75	Ethan(104) -8	Sophia(115)
76	Matthew(104) -1	Kelly-Ann(113) -4
77	Louka(103) +3	Anabelle(109) +4
78	Mathys(102) -14	Melody(105) +33*
79	Arthur(100) +12	Catherine(103) -12
80	Eloi(98) +3	Yasmine(103) +9
81	Jerome(98) -9	Elisabeth(99) +11
82	Kevin(98) -3	Sandrine(99) +15
83	Marc-Antoine(97)-28	Lily-Rose(97) +15
84	Matis(96) -14	Alyson(94) -1
85	Remi(94) -7	Kayla(93) +4
86	Eliott(93) +3	Ophelie(91) +9
87	Christophe(92) +1	Amy(90) -5
88	Cedrik(90) +36*	Naomie(89) +1
89	Joshua(89) -8	Arianne(85) -10
90	Cedrick(87) +16*	Daphne(85) -4
91	Nathaniel(86) -4	Maely(85) +78*
92	Alexander(85) +8	Lina(84) +1
93	Daniel(84) -15	Sabrina(84) -3
94	Alexy(82) +8*	Lily(83) +35*
95	Evan(81) -3	Rebecca(83) +3
96	Henri(81) -3	Laura(82) -19
97	Elie(80) +8*	Lydia(80) +16*
98	Brandon(79)	Melina(78)
99	Frederic(79) -15	Flavie(75) +3*
100	Jason(79) +4*	Sarah-Maude(74)
	Matteo(79) +4*

Source: Quebec Vital Statistics Agency * new entry

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

Note: We have no current data for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. This page will be updated with new statistics when we locate reliable sources with birth data for these provinces.

Page last updated: Aug. 2, 2009