According to data from the government of Alberta, the most popular baby names in the province in 2015 were Olivia and Liam.
Here are Alberta’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Olivia, 294 baby girls 2. Emma, 275 3. Emily, 252 4. Sophia, 205 5. Ava, 201 6. Chloe, 179 7. Ella, 167 [tie] 7. Abigail, 167 [tie] 9. Avery, 155 10. Amelia, 142 | 1. Liam, 301 baby boys 2. Noah, 256 3. Ethan, 233 4. Benjamin, 221 5. Lucas, 218 6. William, 217 7. Oliver, 209 8. Mason, 203 9. Logan, 196 10. Alexander, 193 |
In the girls’ top 10, Chloe, Avery, and Amelia replaced Isabella, Charlotte, and Hannah.
In the boys’ top 10, Mason and Alexander replaced Jacob and Carter.
Baby names that were bestowed only once last year include…
| Unusual Girl Names | Unusual Boy Names |
|---|---|
| Alastrine, Anarchy, Annayancy, Archa, Black-Feather, Breitling, Christivie, Costandina, Daylight, Drolma, Eallaf, Ehhuphoe, Esquire, Everra, Frozenda, Heledana, Isabeau, Jupiter, Kah, Loklyee-Snow, Lúthien, Mercyfavor, Mixx, Mornin-Starr, Mraeven, Nations, Nelanora, Obsolete, Oromia, Ovee, Patvabelle, Pluriana-Bella, Razbee, Reznor, SaQueira, Soda, Starlight, Sparrows, Surrender, Tayt-Lynn, Temperley, Uairirira, Umnia, Vhylix, Wynstelle, Xyrelle, Yeabkal, Yllethea, Yvriellebon, Zarabeen, Zayabella | Ararso, Athanasius, Axtion, Bayou, Boxuan, Bry, Calyx, Clifflen, Coho, Den-Mark, Denzworth, Dezus, Eero, Eisenhower, Fnan, Fortress, Frotan, Galvin, Igloiel, Indus, JMaxx, Jomonosi, Kenardo, Knoll, Knoxin, Larxaniel, Memo, Mercer, Mugsy, Nazarus, Nexland, Nimona, Nuno, Nusetor, Okooc, Orges, Parx, Poncho, Psalmer, Qumbi, Ray-Pio, Reacher, Rook, Ryxer, Sky-Light, Sleem, Snowden, StylesJunior, Turbo, Uzuvira, Vanderjak, Vince-Gil, Wen-Ray, Wrightkin, Yngwie, Yogi, Zackharry, Zaylex, Zyller |
Finally, here’s a link to Alberta’s top names of 2014.
Source: Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender
Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)
