A few years ago, CBC News used data from the vital statistics offices of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon to determine that the most popular baby names in northern Canada in 2015 were Sophia and Liam.
The top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names in the 3 regions (combined) in 2015 were…
Girl Names
1. Sophia, 7 baby girls
2. Abigail, 7
3. Amelia, 7
4. Avery, 6
5. Autumn, 6
Boy Names
1. Liam, 13 baby boys
2. Jacob, 7
3. Elijah, 7
4. James, 6
5. William, 5
And the #1 names in each territory specifically were…
- Nunavut (898 births total): Anna, Samantha and Sarah (3-way tie) and Liam, Mason and Sandy (3-way tie)
- Northwest Territories (687 births total): Abigail and Liam
- Yukon (443 births total): Sophia and Jack
I don’t have any earlier data for Nunavut or NWT, but I do have a post about the top names in the Yukon from 1991 to 2015.
Source: Liam and Sophia most popular baby names in 2015 in the territories