These Are Officially Canada's 100 Most Popular Baby Names
Every year, certain baby names come in and out of fashion. For years, celebrities opted for unique and sometimes confusing names like Apple or Pear. While popular shows influence normal everyday people to name their children after HBO characters like Jon or Arya. Even if you're not planning on having your own little goober, it's always fascinating to read the list of the most popular baby names in Canada each year.
Generally, we recognize several from celebrities who have stolen the show (or our hearts) in recent months, like Noah who had a surprising rise in popularity at the same time as To All The Boys I've Loved Before's Noah Centineo. Then, we always have nice surprises with new names that explode in popularity without us knowing the exact reason.
On the Canadian side, the popular list is unveiled at the end of the year. It's fun to discover the past year's most popular names. Wonder what the list will look like at the end of this year.
Here are the top 50 most popular male names in Canada:
1. Jackson
2. Noah
3. Liam
4. Lucas
5. Benjamin
6. Oliver
7. Ethan
8. Jacob
9. Leo
10. Logan
11. William
12. Grayson
13. Jack
14. James
15. Aiden
16. Lincoln
17. Theo
18. Thomas
19. Mateo
20. Hudson
21. Gabriel
22. Mason
23. Owen
24. Kayden
25. Alexander
26. Luca
27. Jayden
28. Nathan
29. Hunter
30. Theodore
31. Levi
32. Connor
33. Caleb
34. Elliot
35. Daniel
36. Austin
37. Colton
38. Felix
39. Isaac
40. Carter
41. Henry
42. Myles
43. Adam
44. Luke
45. Elijah
46. Emmett
47. Asher
48. Declan
49. Samuel
50. Sebastian
Here are the top 50 most popular female names in Canada in 2019:
1. Sophia
2. Olivia
3. Emma
4. Amelia
5. Aria
6. Charlotte
7. Ava
8. Mia
9. Mila
10. Chloe
11. Isabella
12. Zoe
13. Abigail
14. Riley
15. Lily
16. Everly
17. Layla
18. Ella
19. Maya
20. Nora
21. Hannah
22. Scarlett
23. Harper
24. Avery
25. Isla
26. Alice
27. Hailey
28. Emily
29. Charlie
30. Sophie
31. Evelyn
32. Violet
33. Madison
34. Peyton
35. Madelyn
36. Ellie
37. Elizabeth
38. Emilia
39. Isabelle
40. Victoria
41. Grace
42. Lyla
43. Audrey
44. Aliyah
45. Claire
46. Lucy
47. Addison
48. Aubrey
49. Brooklyn
50. Julia
Across Canada, the two most popular names this year were Jackson and Sophia. Other notable mentions for little girls are Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Aria, and Charlotte.
For boys, popular names apart from Jackson were Noah, Liam, Lucas, Benjamin, Oliver, and Ethan.
Colours were also popular this year, Sienna, Hazel, and Violet were top picks in 2019.
This article was originally published in French on Narcity Quebec.
