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Popular baby names in Manitoba (Canada), 2012

The most popular baby names in Manitoba were announced recently.

According to the Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency, Manitoba’s top names are Liam for boys and Emily for girls.

Here are Manitoba’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Lily
7. Chloe
8. Avery
9. Abigail
10. Haley		1. Liam
2. Mason
3. Carter
4. Noah
5. Logan
6. Lucas
7. William
8. Benjamin
9. Jacob
10. Hunter

From 2011 to 2012, the girls’ top ten lost Sophie and Isabella, but gained Avery and Abigail. (It also seems to have lost Hailey and gained Haley, but this might be due to a typo in my source article.)

The boy’s top ten lost Ethan and Jayden, but gained William and Hunter. (Ethan was #2 last year, notably.)

Sources: Liam if it’s a boy, Emily if it’s a girl, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency

Popular baby names in Ontario (Canada), 2012

Flag of Ontario
Flag of Ontario

The most popular baby names in Ontario, Canada, were announced yesterday.

According to the Ontario Registrar General, the winners were Liam for boys and Olivia for girls.

Here are Ontario’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Sophia
4. Ava
5. Isabella
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Charlotte
9. Chloe
10. Lily
11. Ella
12. Sophie
13. Madison
14. Grace
15. Victoria
16. Sarah
17. Maya
18. Mia
19. Leah
20. Sofia
21. Hannah
22. Amelia
23. Brooklyn
24. Alexis
25. Julia		1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Jacob
4. Lucas
5. Noah
6. Nathan
7. Benjamin
8. William
9. Alexander
10. Logan
11. Mason
12. Owen
13. Joshua
14. Matthew
15. Daniel
16. Ryan
17. James
18. Jack
19. Michael
20. Evan
21. Gabriel
22. Jackson
23. Carter
24. Samuel
25. Nicholas

Ontarians are apparently not “keeping up with the Kardashians,” as Mason hasn’t shot up to #2 in Ontario like it did in the U.S. last year.

Source: Liam and Olivia Most Popular Baby Names in Ontario

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ontario (public domain)

Popular baby names in Manitoba & Saskatchewan (Canada), 2011

Liam was the most popular baby boy name in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan last year. The other top names in the neighboring Canadian provinces were…

Manitoba:

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Noah
4. Logan
5. Lucas
6. Benjamin
7. Mason
8. Jayden
9. Carter
10. Jacob/Alexander [tie]		1. Olivia
2. Ava
3. Emily
4. Sophia
5. Emma
6. Hailey/Sophie [tie]
7. Chloe/Isabella [tie]
8. Lily
9. Brooklyn
10. Abigail/Ella [tie]

Saskatchewan:

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. Liam
2. Jacob
3. Ethan
4. Mason
5. Lucas
6. Hunter
7. Noah
8. William
9. Carter
10. Cole		1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Sophia
4. Olivia
5. Chloe
6. Emily
7. Hailey
8. Lily
9. Ella
10. Abigail

Sources: Sask. most popular baby names released, Liam top baby name in ‘Toba

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2010

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the top baby names in 2010 were Ella and Owen:

Girl Names

  1. Ella, 61 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 60
  3. Ava, 59
  4. Emma, 53 (tie)
  5. Lily, 53 (tie)
  6. Abigail, 48 (tie)
  7. Sophie, 48 (tie)
  8. Emily, 47
  9. Chloe, 41
  10. Alexis, 40 (3-way tie)
  11. Isabella, 40 (3-way tie)
  12. Madison, 40 (3-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Owen, 77 baby boys
  2. Liam, 76
  3. Benjamin, 73
  4. Ethan, 70 (tie)
  5. Jacob, 70 (tie)
  6. Logan, 58
  7. William, 52
  8. Carter, 51
  9. Jack, 49
  10. Samuel, 45
  11. Nathan, 43
  12. Alexander, 41
  13. Brayden, 40 (tie)
  14. Noah, 40 (tie)

A total of 8,784 babies were born in the province last year.

Source: “Ella, Owen top baby names in Nova Scotia.” CBC News 24 Aug. 2001.