Popular baby names in British Columbia (Canada), 2018

According to British Columbia’s Vital Statistics Agency, the most popular baby names in the province in 2018 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are British Columbia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

1. Olivia, 246 baby girls
2. Emma, 222
3. Amelia, 170 (tie)
4. Charlotte, 170 (tie)
5. Chloe, 160
6. Sophia, 149
7. Ava, 148
8. Isla, 137
9. Emily, 134
10. Abigail, 132

Boy Names

1. Liam, 283 baby boys
2. Lucas, 225
3. Oliver, 211
4. Benjamin, 200
5. Logan, 183
6. Ethan, 182
7. Noah, 181 (tie)
8. William, 181 (tie)
9. James, 175
10. Leo, 165

In the girls’ top 10, Isla replaced Hannah.

In the boys’ top 10, Leo replaced Owen.

Names used just five times each in 2018 include…

• Girl names: Ayda, Bria, Clover, Dilnoor, Ever, Flora, Guneet, Havana, Irene, Jenny, Krystal, Lavinia, Magnolia, Opal, Pippa, Rosha, Sahej, Taryn, Waverly, Zia
• Boy names: Adriel, Bjorn, Clyde, Drake, Eamon, Fergus, Graydon, Hamza, Ibraheem, Jagger, Kaya, Leland, Malikai, Ollie, Partap, Reginald, Smith, Tegh, Watson, Zephyr

In 2017, the top names were Olivia and Benjamin.

Source: Baby’s Most Chosen Names in British Columbia, 2018