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Popular and unique baby names in Quebec (Canada), 2012

Flag of Quebec
Flag of Quebec

The most popular baby names in Quebec were announced a little while ago.

According to the Régie des rentes du Québec, the province’s top names last year were Emma and William.

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Girl Names

  1. Emma (505 baby girls)
  2. Lea (474)
  3. Olivia (458)
  4. Florence (439)
  5. Alice (386)
  6. Zoe (385)
  7. Rosalie (377)
  8. Juliette (358)
  9. Camille (348)
  10. Mia (344)
  11. Laurence (335)
  12. Charlie (317)
  13. Jade (293)
  14. Alicia (292)
  15. Anais (292)
  16. Victoria (288)
  17. Maelie (287)
  18. Beatrice (285)
  19. Eva (282)
  20. Chloe (278)

Boy Names

  1. William (855 baby boys)
  2. Nathan (839)
  3. Olivier (798)
  4. Alexis (746)
  5. Samuel (737)
  6. Gabriel (731)
  7. Thomas (707)
  8. Jacob (706)
  9. Felix (702)
  10. Raphael (590)
  11. Antoine (560)
  12. Liam (522)
  13. Noah (462)
  14. Benjamin (446)
  15. Xavier (444)
  16. Emile (440)
  17. Mathis (417)
  18. Adam (412)
  19. Justin (405)
  20. Zachary (389)

Check out Charlie in 12th place for girls. For boys, it’s all the way down in 145th place.

Charlie is being used more and more often as a girl name in the U.S. as well.

The next-most-popular Charl- names for each gender were Charlotte in 24th place and Charles in 21st place. (Though, if you count the hundreds of baby boys with a Charles combination-name, e.g., Charles-Antoine, the total for Charles jumps to over 750, putting the name in 4th place.)

And what about the less-common names?

First, some stats:

  • Of the 9,074 girl names bestowed last year…
    • 6,686 (74%) of them were given to 1 baby girl, and
    • 8058 (89%) of them were given to 1, 2, 3 or 4 baby girls.
  • Of the 7,921 boy names bestowed last year…
    • 6,107 (77%) were given to 1 baby boy, and
    • 7121 (90%) were given to 1, 2, 3 or 4 baby boys.

Here are some of Quebec’s unique names (used only once):

Unique Girl NamesUnique Boy Names
Ayagutaq
Becky Tillikasak
Cocolo
Desneiges
Euphelie
Fleurange
Garrissa
Ietohrhuostha
Justinique
Katsitsenhawitha
Lyora Lyssandre
Maisie Inuusiq
Nephthalia Elani
Orlguine
Paglianie Stacy
Qullik
Qupanuaq
Roldyanna
Stephanie Daystar
Tally-Ann Uapikuniss
Vinuki Sethlini
Wazberly
Windflower
Yvedianah
Zaely Hyacinthia		Aws
Brudginel-Bryan
Christian Braveheart
Davinnsly
Enbo
Fougnigue
Ghemsley Nollens
Hichembentaiba
Ittulaaq
Judley
Klyf
Lafleche William
Manhattan-Zola
Nyrlberson
Olmo Centeotl
Perseus Koperqualuk
Quindlley
Raniehtenha Wi
Shaquille-Shanqi
Tiesto
Uqittuk
Victor-Sam Ikuagasak
Wa’kenhrawakon
Yanga
Zack Browndly

Among the girl names given to two babies last year, I spotted both Chaya Mushka and Katniss.

P.S. Want to compare the top Quebec baby names of 2012 with those of 2009, or 2006?

Source: List of Baby Names – Retraite Québec, Emma usurps Lea for top spot on Quebec’s baby name list

Image: Adapted from Flag of Quebec (public domain)

Popular baby names in Saskatchewan (Canada), 2012

Flag of Saskatchewan
Flag of Saskatchewan

The most popular baby names in Saskatchewan were announced last week.

According to the ISC’s Vital Statistics registry, Saskatchewan’s top names are Liam for boys and Emma for girls.

Here are the province’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Emily
5. Brooklyn
6. Lily
7. Sophia
8. Abigail
9. Ella
10. Sophie [2-way tie]
11. Avery [2-way tie]
12. Madison [2-way tie]
13. Elizabeth [2-way tie]
14. Chloe
15. Hailey
16. Isabella
17. Aubree [2-way tie]
18. Aubrey [2-way tie]
19. Brielle
20. Harper [4-way tie]
21. Alexis [4-way tie]
22. Amelia [4-way tie]
23. Addison [4-way tie]		1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Carter
4. William
5. Mason
6. Lucas [3-way tie]
7. Noah [3-way tie]
8. Hudson [3-way tie]
9. Jacob
10. Owen
11. Benjamin
12. Alexander
13. Hunter
14. Jack
15. Ryder [2-way tie]
16. Dominic [2-way tie]
17. Aiden
18. Blake
19. Logan
20. Bentley

Gone from the top 20 are Leah, Mya, Sadie and Taylor (for girls) and Caleb, Chase, Cole, Hayden, James, Joshua and Matthew (for boys).

Here are Saskatchewan’s most popular baby names of 2011. (Manitoba, too!)

Sources: Emma and Liam 2012’s top baby names in Saskatchewan, again, ISC – Most Popular Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Saskatchewan (public domain)

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2012

The most popular baby names in Nova Scotia were announced a few days ago.

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the province’s top names are Jacob for boys and Olivia for girls.

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Lily
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Sophie
7. Emily
8. Abigail
9. Chloe
10. Isabella
11. Ella
12. Brooklyn
13. Charlotte
14. Leah
15. Avery
16. Sadie
17. Hannah
18. Addison
19. Alexis
20. Madison		1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Benjamin
4. Lucas
5. Owen
6. Noah
7. Liam
8. Mason
9. Carter
10. Hunter
11. William
12. Jack
13. Logan
14. James
15. Alexander
16. Jackson
17. Wyatt
18. Isaac
19. Nathan
20. Samuel

Newbies to the top 20 lists are Leah, Avery, Sadie and Sarah for girls, and Jackson, Wyatt and Isaac for boys.

Sources: Olivia, Jacob top baby-name list for Nova Scotia last year, Olivia, Jacob most popular baby names for 2012

Biggest changes in girl name popularity, 2011

Which girl names saw the biggest increases in popularity from 2010 to 2011? How about the biggest decreases?

According to the numbers, the winner was Harper:

  1. Harper, +2012 babies (rank change: 118th to 54th)
  2. Aubrey, +1784 babies (rank change: 44th to 20th)
  3. Aubree, +1509 babies (rank change: 223rd to 99th)
  4. Emma, +1397 babies (rank change: 3rd to 3rd)
  5. Zoey, +1164 babies (rank change: 47th to 28th)
  6. Sophia, +1129 babies (rank change: 2nd to 1st)
  7. Aria, +1066 babies (rank change: 353rd to 157th)
  8. Charlotte, +1024 babies (rank change: 46th to 27th)
  9. Brooklyn, +1017 babies (rank change: 34th to 21st)
  10. Sofia, +981 babies (rank change: 26th to 19th)

The loser? Isabella:

  1. Isabella, -3077 babies (rank change: 1st to 2nd)
  2. Alexis, -1740 babies (rank change: 16th to 26th)
  3. Brianna, -1098 babies (rank change: 30th to 45th)
  4. Abigail, -1059 babies (rank change: 7th to 7th)
  5. Addison, -1056 babies (rank change: 11th to 13th)
  6. Samantha, -1048 babies (rank change: 15th to 17th)
  7. Alyssa, -1001 babies (rank change: 20th to 37th)
  8. Makayla, -959 babies (rank change: 43rd to 56th)
  9. Ashley, -929 babies (rank change: 27th to 42nd)
  10. Bella, -865 babies (rank change: 48th to 60th)

Not only did Isabella see the steepest drop in terms of usage, but she also got knocked out of the #1 spot by Sophia (Sophia was last year’s top climber, btw).

Girl names that decreased in usage but increased in rank (confusingly!) include Ella, Elizabeth and Arianna.