The most popular* baby names in Canada’s Northwest Territories in 2019 were Zoey and Elias/John/Joseph/Michael (4-way tie).
Here are the Northwest Territories’ top girl names and top boy names of 2019:
Girl names
- Zoey, 4 baby girls
- Emily, Hazel, Kinsley, and Lily, 3 each
- Adeline, Alexandra, Amelia, Anastasia, Ashley, Aurora, Blair, Edie, Ella, Evelyn, Everly, Helena, Josie, Lexie, Lilah, Madeline, Madison, Miley, Myla, Nevaeh, Neve, Ruby, Ruth, Sadie, Serenity, Sofia, Sophie, Victoria, and Willa, 2 each
Boy names
- Elias, John, Joseph, and Michael, 3 baby boys each
- Aiden, Benjamin, Bodhi, Carter, Charles, David, Dominic, Dylan, Edward, Elliott, Felix, Hudson, Iverson, Jack, Jeremiah, Jimmy, Jonah, Joshua, Lennox, Levi, Mackenzie, Maverick, Nate, Nathan, Nicholas, Noah, Riel, Theo, Timothy, Walker, and Wesley, 2 each
In 2018, the top names in the NWT were Carter, John, Olivia, and Peyton (with 4 babies each). In 2015, the top names were Abigail and Liam. And in 2020, the very first baby born in NWT was named Axel.
*These rankings only cover NWT births through early December.
Sources:
- Pruys, Sarah. “Zoey is the NWT’s most popular baby name of 2019.” Cabin Radio 9 Jan. 2020.
- Pruys, Sarah, and Ollie Williams. “The NWT’s top baby names of 2018.” Cabin Radio 8 Jan. 2019.
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Northwest Territories (public domain)
