Saskatchewan’s top baby names of 2013 were announced last week.
According to data from eHealth Saskatchewan, the most popular baby names last year were Emma and Liam.
Here are Saskatchewan’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2013:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emma, 80 baby girls 2. Sophia, 72 3. Emily, 64 4. Olivia, 64 5. Lily, 53 6. Ava, 52 7. Brooklyn, 45 8. Zoey, 43 9. Brielle, 40 10. Avery, 38 11. Grace, 38 12. Hannah, 38 13. Mia, 37 14. Hailey, 37 15. Isabella, 37 16. Aubrey, 33 17. Ella, 33 18. Abigail, 33 19. Sadie, 32 20. Chloe, 30 | 1. Liam, 92 baby boys 2. Carter, 69 3. Noah, 65 4. Lucas, 65 5. Ethan, 60 6. Jacob, 55 7. Mason, 54 8. William, 52 9. Owen, 52 10. Jace, 50 11. Alexander, 49 12. Jaxon, 49 13. Bentley, 47 14. Benjamin, 45 15. Jase, 45 16. Logan, 44 17. Hudson, 43 18. Ryder, 42 19. Hunter, 42 20. Samuel, 40 |
New to the boys’ top 20 are Jace, Jaxon, Jase and Samuel. (Gone are Jack, Dominic, Aiden and Blake.)
Notably, if you combine totals for Jace and Jase, the resulting 95 puts Jace/Jase above Liam’s 92.
Saskatchewan’s 2012 list was also topped by Emma and Liam.
Sources: Liam and Emma most popular Saskatchewan baby names in 2013, Most Popular Baby Names in Saskachewan in 2013
Image: Adapted from Flag of Saskatchewan (public domain)
I suppose its the only place where Jace is actually number 1?
I believe so — so far, at least.