Ontario's top baby names have been revealed and one name has dominated for over a decade

The most popular names in Ontario are a bit different than Canada's top names. 👀

Senior Writer

A new list has revealed what the most popular baby names were in Ontario last year.

There's one name that has dominated in this province for more than a decade now.

On December 16, 2025, the provincial government released Ontario's most popular baby names for 2024.

With this ranking, there are details about the top names for girls and boys.

Olivia and Noah were the most common names in this province for yet another year, according to the government.

These were the top 10 names for girls in Ontario during 2024:

  1. Olivia
  2. Charlotte
  3. Sophia
  4. Amelia
  5. Emma
  6. Ava
  7. Maya
  8. Sofia
  9. Mia
  10. Isla

Ontario's Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement said Olivia has taken the number one spot for the 16th consecutive year.

These were the top 10 names for boys in Ontario in 2024:

  1. Noah
  2. Liam
  3. Theodore
  4. Oliver
  5. Jack
  6. Henry
  7. Benjamin
  8. Lucas
  9. Muhammad
  10. Leo

Noah has been crowned the most popular baby name for boys, and 2024 is the sixth year in a row it has taken the top spot, according to the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement.

A few months ago, Statistics Canada released data for the country's most popular baby names during 2024.

The top three boy names and top two girl names were the same in Ontario and Canada, but then the list differs.

Nationally, the top baby names for girls in 2024 were Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Sophia, Sofia, Mia, Chloe, Lily and Ava.

Canada's top baby names for boys were Noah, Liam, Theodore, Leo, William, Oliver, Lucas, James, Benjamin and Thomas.

Statistics Canada said Noah has been the most commonly used name for boys since 2021.

Also, Olivia has been the top baby name for girls in Canada since 2016!

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  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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