Canada’s province of Alberta has just released baby name statistics for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by some of the names that were used only once last year.
| Boys | Girls | |
| Popular Names |
Ethan Liam Jacob Logan Noah |
Olivia Isabella Ava Emma Hailey |
| Unique names |
Alias Bison Crazyhorse Dat Edgerrin* Folly-Noah Guch Hawkar Iex Jhazriel Kduss Lightning** Maxxwel Neptune Owies Philopateer Qron Rayon Seige Thunder** Uyohoini Voltaire Wrath Xayden Yak Zenry |
Albertarose Beauty Cred Dessarhey Eloquence Fury Gallary Heart Ibiza Joy-Joviale*** Kwynn Lashes Manhattan Noof Ortal Poetic Qhloe RoyLe Society Temprance Uniqua Veditha Weency Xanet Yejee Zimmel |
*Possibly after American football player Edgerrin James.
**These kids need to have a playdate together one day.
***Joviale is French for jovial.
Update – Just discovered that Ericlindross is also on the list. It’s a boy name. Looks like it was inspired by former NHL player Eric Lindros.
P.S. Here is last year’s post on baby names in Alberta.
Source: Service Alberta