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Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2024

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Flag of Alberta

Last year, the Canadian province of Alberta welcomed more than 50,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah, for the sixth year in a row.

Here are Alberta’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 184 baby girls
  2. Charlotte, 164
  3. Amelia, 150
  4. Sophia, 146
  5. Emma, 145
  6. Ava, 120
  7. Harper, 115 (tie)
  8. Isla, 115 (tie)
  9. Hazel, 104 (tie)
  10. Sophie, 104 (tie)
  11. Ellie, 102 (3-way tie)
  12. Evelyn, 102 (3-way tie)
  13. Lily, 102 (3-way tie)
  14. Abigail, 98 (tie)
  15. Aurora, 98 (tie)
  16. Nora, 96
  17. Mia, 95
  18. Isabella, 90
  19. Ella, 88 (tie)
  20. Violet, 88 (tie)
  21. Elizabeth, 86
  22. Sofia, 85
  23. Chloe, 83 (tie)
  24. Scarlett, 83 (tie)
  25. Aria, 80 (tie)
  26. Emily, 80 (tie)
  27. Eleanor, 79
  28. Hannah, 76
  29. Hailey, 75 (tie)
  30. Ivy, 75 (tie)
  31. Mila, 73
  32. Grace, 72
  33. Luna, 70
  34. Maya, 69
  35. Georgia, 68 (tie)
  36. Maeve, 68 (tie)
  37. Lainey, 67
  38. Anna, 66 (tie)
  39. Eliana, 66 (tie)
  40. Emilia, 65
  41. Lucy, 64
  42. Audrey, 61 (tie)
  43. Naomi, 61 (tie)
  44. Avery, 58
  45. Rehmat, 56 (tie)
  46. Willow, 56 (tie)
  47. Adeline, 55 (tie)
  48. Zoey, 55 (tie)
  49. Sadie, 54 (tie)
  50. Stella, 54 (tie)
  51. Ayla, 53 (tie)
  52. Claire, 53 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 248 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 203
  3. Liam, 196
  4. Theodore, 187
  5. Henry, 160
  6. William, 148
  7. Ethan, 141 (tie)
  8. Leo, 141 (tie)
  9. Jack, 140
  10. Lucas, 139
  11. Levi, 138
  12. Benjamin, 133 (tie)
  13. James, 133 (tie)
  14. Adam, 126
  15. Wyatt, 119
  16. Daniel, 117
  17. Luca, 111
  18. Nathan, 108
  19. Hudson, 107 (tie)
  20. Owen, 107 (tie)
  21. Bennett, 105
  22. Elijah, 104
  23. Thomas, 103
  24. Logan, 102 (tie)
  25. Muhammad, 102 (tie)
  26. Luke, 96
  27. Beau, 95
  28. Maverick, 94
  29. Samuel, 88
  30. Arthur, 84
  31. Jacob, 83
  32. Asher, 81
  33. Cooper, 80 (tie)
  34. Jackson, 80 (tie)
  35. Caleb, 79 (3-way tie)
  36. Elias, 79 (3-way tie)
  37. Ezra, 79 (3-way tie)
  38. Gabriel, 78
  39. Alexander, 77
  40. David, 76
  41. Lincoln, 75
  42. Aiden, 74 (tie)
  43. Wesley, 74 (tie)
  44. Zorawar, 73
  45. Isaac, 71 (tie)
  46. Miles, 71 (tie)
  47. Theo, 70
  48. Carter, 68
  49. Grayson, 65 (5-way tie)
  50. John, 65 (5-way tie)
  51. Mason, 65 (5-way tie)
  52. Matthew, 65 (5-way tie)
  53. Ryan, 65 (5-way tie)

Lainey (ranked 37th) was one of Canada’s fastest-rising girl names, and Zorawar (ranked 44th) was one of Canada’s fastest-rising boy names.

What about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Alberta last year:

Unique girl namesUnique boy names
Aapistsisskitsi, Brevity, Cleofe, Datura, Edrielle, Frishta, Guidance, Hivirikee, Ilunga, Jinanshi, Katawasisin, Luladay, Milto, Nocturna, Olithea, Persimmyn, Quindy, Rhodalyn, Sora, Tezlie, Urenna, Viridis, Waseskwan, Xaeia, Yarrow, ZanessraAalto, Behxhet, Cedar-Sage, Delaneaux, Entz, Fomo, Gloriliel, Haoqi, Invictus, Joonharu, Kamharida, Luigi, Miekkonen, Nîmihitow, Okimâw, Piyêsiw, Qyler, Ryunosuke, Shinichi, Tobit, Urvil, Valo, Woodland, Xevreau, Yipei, Zildjian

Some explanations for a few of the above:

  • Aapistsisskitsi means “flower blossom” in Blackfoot.
  • Invictus means “unconquered” in Latin.
  • Katawasisin means “it is beautiful” in Cree.
  • Meikkonen means “little man” in Finnish. (The word mies means “man.”)
  • Nîmihitow means “he/she dances” in Cree.
  • Okimâw means “chief, leader” in Cree.
  • Piyêsiw means “thunderbird” in Cree.
  • Viridis means “green, youthful” in Latin.
  • Waseskwan means “the sky is clear” in Cree.
  • Zildjian is a musical instrument maker specializing in cymbals.
    • The company was founded in the 1620s by Avedis, an Armenian metalsmith based in Constantinople. In 1623, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa I, granted Avedis the family name Zildjian, meaning “son of [the] cymbal maker.”

Finally, here’s a link to Alberta’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)

Baby name story: Kelce Taylor-Grace

Taylor Swift watching a Chiefs game (in 2023)
Taylor Swift watching a Chiefs game

On July 24, Kansas City couple Haley Richardson and Robert Dillon welcomed a baby girl named Kelce Taylor-Grace.

The baby’s first name was inspired by Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, and the first part of her middle name came from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who has been romantically linked to Travis Kelce for several years.

Swift and Kelce took their relationship public in September of 2023, when Swift attended a Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium; the hospital took the baby’s name public the day after she was born, with a Facebook post that said, in part, “Kelce Taylor is officially in her newborn era.”

The name also contains an Easter egg (in “true Swift fashion”): the initials of the hyphenated middle, Taylor-Grace, are a nod to former Chiefs player Tony Gonzalez.

Source: Ellis, Maddie. “Parents of Newborn Named After Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Share How They Came up With the Name.” Today.com 27 Jul. 2025.

Image: Adapted from Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes & daughter – Arrowhead Stadium for Chiefs vs Chargers 10-22-2023 by Larry Koester under CC BY 2.0.

Popular baby names in Canada, 2024

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Last year, our neighbor to the north welcomed 365,737 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah, for the fourth year in a row.

Here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 1,639 baby girls
  2. Charlotte, 1,528
  3. Emma, 1,358
  4. Amelia, 1,123
  5. Sophia, 1,086
  6. Sofia, 921
  7. Mia, 905
  8. Chloe, 868
  9. Lily, 794
  10. Ava, 782
  11. Mila, 773
  12. Alice, 756
  13. Isla, 746
  14. Nora, 724
  15. Evelyn, 688
  16. Maya, 680
  17. Violet, 677
  18. Ellie, 676
  19. Sophie, 671
  20. Clara, 646
  21. Zoe, 620
  22. Aria, 610
  23. Elizabeth, 607
  24. Isabella, 601
  25. Abigail, 597
  26. Ella, 586
  27. Hazel, 573
  28. Florence, 569
  29. Hannah, 562
  30. Charlie, 559
  31. Eleanor, 550
  32. Eva, 549
  33. Ivy, 539
  34. Aurora, 538
  35. Harper, 522
  36. Emily, 521
  37. Luna, 508
  38. Rose, 503
  39. Victoria, 494
  40. Emilia, 469
  41. Scarlett, 465
  42. Grace, 461
  43. Eliana, 452
  44. Ayla, 442
  45. Georgia, 435
  46. Maeve, 432
  47. Julia, 431
  48. Elena, 427
  49. Penelope, 422
  50. Layla, 419

Boy names

  1. Noah, 2,115 baby boys
  2. Liam, 1,694
  3. Theodore, 1,429
  4. Leo, 1,410
  5. William, 1,367
  6. Oliver, 1,244
  7. Lucas, 1,183
  8. James, 1,131
  9. Benjamin, 1,090
  10. Thomas, 1,061
  11. Jack, 1,039
  12. Henry, 1,019
  13. Nathan, 991
  14. Adam, 962
  15. Ethan, 954
  16. Levi, 909
  17. Theo, 896
  18. Arthur, 883
  19. Jacob, 875
  20. Logan, 829
  21. Luca, 815
  22. Owen, 803
  23. Gabriel, 749
  24. Samuel, 723
  25. Jackson, 721
  26. Muhammad, 716
  27. Hudson, 707
  28. Daniel, 683
  29. Felix, 660
  30. Charles, 653
  31. Louis, 639
  32. Maverick, 626
  33. Elijah, 618
  34. Nolan, 586
  35. Caleb, 579
  36. Isaac, 573
  37. Alexander, 559
  38. Miles, 547
  39. Luke, 540
  40. Wesley, 534
  41. Bennett, 528
  42. Wyatt, 527
  43. Jayden, 520
  44. Mason, 511
  45. Ryan, 502
  46. David, 499
  47. Asher, 490
  48. Ezra, 489
  49. Austin, 483
  50. Beau, 475

Among Canada’s fastest-rising baby names were the girl names Lainey, Charlotte, and Eliana and the boy names Arjan, Zorawar, and Samuel.

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the baby names that were given to just 5 babies each in Canada last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Anica, Boshra, Celestina, Daneen, Elilta, Floraly, Georgette, Hazelyn, Iriza, Juana, Kateri, Laylin, Miela, Navika, Ovee, Pessy, Quynh, Ramneek, Sedona, Tarini, Urwah, Vaya, Winsley, Yuvika, ZuhaAlazar, Birpartap, Clint, Drayce, Ender, Famien, Gaspar, Haoyu, Iktaj, Jove, Kipling, Ludwig, Modibo, North, Oleg, Pinchas, Qudus, Rapha, Savio, Tylan, Udham, Vidit, Wilbert, Yiheng, Zeeshan

Finally, here are Canada’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number) – Statistics Canada, Canada’s most popular baby names in 2024 (Sept. 2025)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Canada (public domain)

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2024

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Flag of the United Kingdom

Last year, the countries of England and Wales together welcomed 594,677 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Muhammad.

Here are England and Wales’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 2,761 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 2,448
  3. Lily, 2,185
  4. Isla, 2,056
  5. Ivy, 1,956
  6. Florence, 1,936
  7. Freya, 1,929
  8. Poppy, 1,888
  9. Ava, 1,774
  10. Elsie, 1,727
  11. Isabella, 1,708
  12. Sofia, 1,626
  13. Sophia, 1,610
  14. Mia, 1,609
  15. Maya, 1,592
  16. Bonnie, 1,583
  17. Phoebe, 1,549
  18. Daisy, 1,548
  19. Sienna, 1,537
  20. Evelyn, 1,512
  21. Willow, 1,481
  22. Harper, 1,461
  23. Charlotte, 1,418
  24. Rosie, 1,406
  25. Grace, 1,390
  26. Maeve, 1,265
  27. Millie, 1,255
  28. Margot, 1,243
  29. Evie, 1,231
  30. Arabella, 1,222
  31. Matilda, 1,220
  32. Hallie, 1,218
  33. Delilah, 1,180
  34. Emily, 1,170
  35. Aria, 1,154
  36. Penelope, 1,133
  37. Mabel, 1,113
  38. Lottie, 1,109
  39. Ella, 1,108
  40. Ada, 1,049
  41. Ruby, 1,020
  42. Violet, 1,010
  43. Aurora, 1,002
  44. Maisie, 992
  45. Emilia, 961
  46. Mila, 953
  47. Ayla, 922
  48. Luna, 908
  49. Alice, 896
  50. Sophie, 886

Boy names

  1. Muhammad, 5,721 baby boys
  2. Noah, 4,139
  3. Oliver, 3,492
  4. Arthur, 3,368
  5. Leo, 3,324
  6. George, 3,257
  7. Luca, 2,814
  8. Theodore, 2,761
  9. Oscar, 2,747
  10. Archie, 2,575
  11. Jude, 2,540
  12. Theo, 2,387
  13. Freddie, 2,369
  14. Henry, 2,360
  15. Arlo, 2,220
  16. Alfie, 2,020
  17. Charlie, 1,956
  18. Finley, 1,886
  19. Albie, 1,820
  20. Harry, 1,765
  21. Mohammed, 1,760
  22. Jack, 1,711
  23. Elijah, 1,661
  24. Rory, 1,588
  25. Lucas, 1,550
  26. Thomas, 1,543
  27. William, 1,517
  28. Louie, 1,516
  29. Teddy, 1,506
  30. Jacob, 1,484
  31. Edward, 1,461
  32. Roman, 1,454
  33. Reuben, 1,442
  34. Oakley, 1,432
  35. Adam, 1,410
  36. Alexander, 1,365
  37. Isaac, 1,360
  38. Ezra, 1,339
  39. Tommy, 1,324
  40. James, 1,252
  41. Rowan, 1,246
  42. Hudson, 1,216
  43. Reggie, 1,194
  44. Max, 1,140
  45. Sebastian, 1,116
  46. Hugo, 1,094
  47. Louis, 1,092
  48. Ethan, 1,086
  49. Ronnie, 1,059
  50. Joshua, 1,027

In the girls’ top 10, Poppy and Elsie replaced Willow and Isabella.

In the boys’ top 10, Archie replaced Henry.

At the other end of the spectrum I spotted Bryher (given to 5 baby girls), no doubt inspired by Bryher Island, located off the coast of Cornwall.

And, speaking of rare names, here’s a selection of those that were given to just three babies each in England and Wales (combined) in last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Ascia, Barley, Clementina, Drashti, Euphemia, Fodhla, Gwenlli, Hyacinth, Isidora, Jindh, Kanak, Letizia, Migle, Ngoc, Olayinka, Pearly, Quinnie, Rennala, Sorella, Tirion, Unathi, Valora, Wallis, Xanthi, Yuet, ZhilaAelfred, Bramwell, Canelo, Doulton, Erling, Ferdia, Gursimran, Horace, Iorwerth, Jolyon, Kenshin, Llywelyn, Mawgan, Nikunj, Ozair, Penuel, Quintus, Rudolph, Shabsi, Teifion, Ugnius, Vishvam, Western, Xyleek, Ynyr, Zaroon

Some facts/thoughts about a few of the above…

  • Canelo is the Spanish word for “cinnamon.” (It’s also used as a nickname for a redheaded person.)
  • Erling is the first name of Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland (who currently plays for Manchester City).
  • Gwenlli is a short form of the Welsh name Gwenllian.
  • Migle is based on the Lithuanian word migla, meaning “mist.”
  • Teifion may be based on the name of the River Teifi in Wales.
  • Xyleek, which debuted impressively in the U.S. data last year, may have been inspired by a TikTok video.
  • Ynyr is the Welsh form of the Latin name Honorius.

Finally, here are the 2024 rankings for Scotland and Northern Ireland — the other two countries in the United Kingdom — and the 2023 rankings for England and Wales, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)