Popular baby names in New Brunswick, 2016

According to New Brunswick’s Vital Statistics Office, the most popular baby names in the Canadian province in 2016 were Emma and Liam.

Here’s my guess at New Brunswick’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10+ boy names of 2016:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 55 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 52
  3. Charlotte, 38
  4. Sophia, 36
  5. Ellie, 29
  6. Lily, 26 (tie)
  7. Mia, 26 (tie)
  8. Anna, 24 (tie)
  9. Audrey, 24 (tie)
  10. Grace, 23

Boy Names

  1. Liam, 56 baby boys
  2. William, 48
  3. Jacob, 45
  4. Noah, 44
  5. Thomas, 42
  6. Benjamin, 38
  7. Mason, 36 (tie)
  8. Samuel, 36 (tie)
  9. Jack, 35
  10. Jaxon, 31 (tie)
  11. Lincoln, 31 (tie)

The boys’ top 20 also included Jackson, and both Oliver and Olivier.

In 2015, the top two names in N.B. were the same.

Sources: New Brunswick’s birth numbers and top baby names for 2016, NB Top 20 Popular Baby Names 1980-2018 – GNB

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