Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2021

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province in 2021 were Olivia and Jack.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top girl names and top boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

1. Olivia, 54 baby girls
2. Ava, 41
3. Ellie, 36
4. Isla, 34
5. Amelia, 33
6. Ivy, 31
7. Violet, 30
8. Charlotte, Evelyn & Harper, 29 each (3-way tie)
9. Nora, 28
10. Ella, 26
11. Hannah, 25
12. Avery & Emma, 24 each (tie)
13. Isabella & Sophia, 22 each (tie)
14. Aurora, Eleanor & Lily, 21 each (3-way tie)

Boy Names

1. Jack, 50 baby boys
2. Noah, 48
3. Oliver & Owen, 46 each (tie)
4. Levi, 44
5. Henry, 41
6. Benjamin & William, 39 each (tie)
7. Lucas, 38
8. Liam, 37
9. Theodore, 34
10. James, 32
11. Leo, Lincoln & Logan, 31 each (3-way tie)
12. Wyatt, 28
13. Declan, 26
14. Bennett, Carter & Emmett, 25 each (3-way tie)

Aurora, Declan and Bennett are among the “new names gaining popularity,” according to the press release.

These 2021 rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 29th; by that time, Nova Scotia had 6,946 registered births.

In 2020, the top two names in NS were Olivia and Oliver.

Source: Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia (12/30)