In 2008, the Canadian province of Alberta welcomed 24,526 baby girls and 26,017 baby boys. The baby girls shared a total of 6,829 names, while the baby boys shared a total of 5,513.
Here are the top five baby names, per gender, of 2008:
Girl Names
- Ava & Olivia [tied]
- Isabella
- Sophia
- Chloe
- Grace
Boy Names
- Ethan
- Liam
- Nathan
- Noah
- Owen
And here are a handful of the unique names bestowed just once in Alberta last year:
| Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
| Anaïs Anarchy Castle Harloquinn Jetaime* Science Tyranny Valkyrie | Barack Delorian Gonzo Jury Natorious Obama Optimus Rexall* |
*Je t’aime means “I love you” in French, and Rexall is a drugstore chain in Canada.
Here are Alberta’s baby name rankings for 2007 and 2006.
Sources: Service Alberta, Edmonton Sun
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I lived across the street from a girl named Valkyrie, she went by Val obviously…she’s about 27 now.
Gonzo – that’s just cruel. I swear some people aren’t thinking when they pick a name.
Anaïs is a Occitan version of Anna.
Alaïs is the Occitan version of Alice. Both nice, non-made-up but unusual names.