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Popular baby names in Quebec (Canada), 2024

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Flag of Quebec

Last year, the Canadian province of Quebec welcomed about 77,400 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.

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

Girl names

  1. Emma, 461 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 452
  3. Florence, 449
  4. Charlotte, 447
  5. Alice, 407
  6. Charlie, 364
  7. Beatrice, 334
  8. Clara, 331
  9. Sofia, 327
  10. Livia, 298
  11. Lea, 285
  12. Romy, 281
  13. Mila, 280
  14. Juliette, 276
  15. Mia, 254
  16. Eva, 235
  17. Zoe, 234
  18. Rose, 232
  19. Victoria, 213
  20. Leonie, 212
  21. Billie, 206
  22. Julia, 205
  23. Rosalie, 198
  24. Chloe, 185
  25. Jeanne, 178
  26. Elena, 176 (tie)
  27. Flavie, 176 (tie)
  28. Jade, 173
  29. Elizabeth, 171
  30. Margot, 159
  31. Amelia, 158
  32. Adele, 152
  33. Eleonore, 149
  34. Ophelie, 144
  35. Raphaelle, 143
  36. Sophia, 140
  37. Clemence, 138
  38. Maeva, 135
  39. Camille, 130
  40. Lily, 129
  41. Ellie, 127
  42. Lena, 123
  43. Flora, 121
  44. Estelle, 109
  45. Aurelie, 107
  46. Eloise, 105 (tie)
  47. Marguerite, 105 (tie)
  48. Sophie, 104
  49. Jasmine, 102
  50. Evelyne, 101 (tie)
  51. Nora, 101 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 572 baby boys
  2. Leo, 531
  3. Liam, 494 (tie)
  4. William, 494 (tie)
  5. Thomas, 448
  6. Louis, 445
  7. Arthur, 435
  8. Edouard, 426
  9. Emile, 389
  10. Theo, 387
  11. Jacob, 354
  12. Charles, 346
  13. Adam, 340 (tie)
  14. Jules, 340 (tie)
  15. Nathan, 338
  16. James, 329
  17. Raphael, 303
  18. Laurent, 282
  19. Lucas, 274
  20. Theodore, 273
  21. Arnaud, 268
  22. Felix, 264
  23. Logan, 261
  24. Victor, 254
  25. Henri, 252
  26. Benjamin, 244
  27. Eloi, 237
  28. Elliot, 234
  29. Jackson, 228
  30. Gabriel, 226
  31. Samuel, 209
  32. Nolan, 204
  33. Milan, 203
  34. Ethan, 192
  35. Matheo, 181
  36. Antoine, 180
  37. Jayden, 168
  38. Olivier, 163
  39. Alexis, 159
  40. Leonard, 152
  41. Matteo, 139
  42. Eli, 137
  43. Robin, 131
  44. Hubert, 127
  45. Axel, 126
  46. Leon, 125 (tie)
  47. Zack, 125 (tie)
  48. Caleb, 124
  49. Jake, 123 (tie)
  50. Maverick, 123 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Clara and Sofia replaced Lea and Juliette.

In the boys’ top 10, Emile and Theo replaced Jacob and Nathan.

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum?

Among those given to fewer than five babies, I spotted the place names Kenai and Sitka, the plant name Melilot (sweet clover), the French word Tantine (meaning “auntie”), and the Inuktitut versions of various Christian names:

  • Joanassie (based on John, Jonah, or Jonas)
  • Jusipi/Juusipi (based on Joseph)
  • Paulusie (based on Paul)
  • Silasie (based on Silas)
  • Tuumasi (based on Thomas)
  • Elisapee/Elisapi/Elisapie (based on Elizabeth)

I also noticed names from various indigenous languages, such as…

  • Aqiaruk, which means “stomach” in Inuktut.
  • Arnaq Talittuq, made up of the Inuktitut words arnaq, meaning “woman,” and talittuq, meaning “disappears, hides.”
  • Maikaniss, which means “wolf cub” in Innu. (The word maikan means “wolf.”)
  • Mispun, which means “it is snowing” in East Cree.
  • Missinak, which means “turtle” in Innu.
  • Nipinok, based on the Cree word nipinohk, meaning “last summer.” (The word nipin means “summer.”)
  • Piponik, based on the Cree word pipon, meaning both “winter” and “year.”
  • Putulik
  • Qumaluk
  • Tillikasak
  • Timangiak
  • Uashtessiu, part of the Innu term uashtessiu-pishimu, meaning “the month when the leaves become yellow” (i.e., October).
  • Uiviru
  • Ulluriaq, which means “star” in Inuktitut.
  • Weetalutuk

(I can’t give you the usual sampling of Quebec’s single-use names because, as of 2024, the province has decided to stop specifying which names were given to just one baby. The single-use names — along with the names that were given to two, three, and four babies — are now labeled “<5” in the data.)

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

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Quebec (public domain)

Girl names on the rise in Canada, 2024

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Which names were the trendiest among baby girls born in Canada last year?

Below you’ll find Canada’s fastest-rising and highest-debuting girl names of 2024.

Rises (absolute)

Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (number of babies) from 2023 to 2024:

  1. Lainey, rose from 193 to 341 baby girls (+148)
  2. Charlotte, 1,418 to 1,528 (+110)
  3. Eliana, 343 to 452 (+109)
  4. Asees, 180 to 272 (+92)
  5. Clara, 558 to 646 (+88)
  6. Arzoyi, 40 to 127 (+87)
  7. Scottie, 97 to 181 (+84)
  8. Lara, 133 to 210 (+77)
  9. Arzoi, 69 to 144 (+75) [tie]
  10. Ayla, 367 to 442 (+75) [tie]

Lainey, the second-fastest-rising girl name a year earlier, continues to be influenced by country singer Lainey Wilson. (In the U.S., Lainey was similarly one of the fastest-rising girl names in both 2023 and 2024.)

Rises (relative)

Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of relative change (percentage of babies) from 2023 to 2024:

  1. Sada, rose from 6 to 29 baby girls (383% increase)
  2. Arjoi, 5 to 19 (280%)
  3. Ambar, 7 to 26 (271%)
  4. Raha, 16 to 59 (269%)
  5. Elody, 6 to 22 (267%)
  6. Jaap, 11 to 40 (264%)
  7. Clea, 7 to 25 (257%)
  8. Ayleen, 5 to 17 (240%)
  9. Haneen, 6 to 20 (233%)
  10. Brie, 5 to 16 (220%) [tie]
  11. Hidayah, 5 to 16 (220%) [tie]

Debuts

Finally, here are the girl names that debuted most impressively in Canada’s baby name data in 2024:

  1. Yashna, 28 baby girls
  2. Lewhat, 17
  3. Riyasat, 16
  4. Jeevat, 14
  5. Sukoon, 13
  6. Kamsiyochukwu, 12 [3 -way tie]
  7. Sanjog, 12 [3 -way tie]
  8. Solenne, 12 [3 -way tie]
  9. Fiora, 11 [5-way tie]
  10. Jasnaaz, 11 [5-way tie]
  11. Jeeva, 11 [5-way tie]
  12. Pranvi, 11 [5-way tie]
  13. Raaya, 11 [5-way tie]

Yashna may have been influenced by a character in the Indian movie Hi Nanna, released in late 2023. (In the U.S., Yashna was the top girl-name debut of 2024 as well.)

Other girl-name debuts in the Canadian data included Apollonia (6), Galadriel (5), and Happy (5).

Do you have thoughts/theories about any of the names above?

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 Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 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 Northern Ireland (UK), 2024

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Last year, Northern Ireland — one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom — welcomed more than 19,400 babies.

What were the most popular baby names among these babies? Grace and James.

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

Girl names

  1. Grace, 125 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 109
  3. Fiadh, 104
  4. Aoife, 97
  5. Emily, 96
  6. Charlotte, 95 (tie)
  7. Lily, 95 (tie)
  8. Isla, 91 (tie)
  9. Sophia, 91 (tie)
  10. Freya, 90
  11. Annie, 89
  12. Ella, 85
  13. Eabha, 80
  14. Amelia, 74 (tie)
  15. Sophie, 74 (tie)
  16. Evie, 73
  17. Meabh, 71
  18. Ellie, 69
  19. Anna, 65
  20. Clodagh, 61 (tie)
  21. Mia, 61 (tie)
  22. Aria, 59 (3-way tie)
  23. Maisie, 59 (3-way tie)
  24. Rosie, 59 (3-way tie)
  25. Erin, 58
  26. Croia, 55
  27. Elsie, 54
  28. Bonnie, 53 (tie)
  29. Molly, 53 (tie)
  30. Phoebe, 52 (tie)
  31. Sienna, 52 (tie)
  32. Ava, 51
  33. Cara, 50 (tie)
  34. Daisy, 50 (tie)
  35. Ivy, 49
  36. Clara, 47
  37. Saoirse, 46
  38. Lucy, 45 (tie)
  39. Ruby, 45 (tie)
  40. Cora, 44
  41. Rose, 43
  42. Eva, 42 (tie)
  43. Sadie, 42 (tie)
  44. Isabella, 39 (3-way tie)
  45. Nora, 39 (3-way tie)
  46. Willow, 39 (3-way tie)
  47. Ada, 37 (5-way tie)
  48. Katie, 37 (5-way tie)
  49. Maya, 37 (5-way tie)
  50. Niamh, 37 (5-way tie)
  51. Poppy, 37 (5-way tie)

Boy names

  1. James, 143 baby boys
  2. Cillian, 142
  3. Noah, 139
  4. Jack, 130
  5. Theo, 125
  6. Jude, 124
  7. Luca, 109
  8. Charlie, 106
  9. Oisin, 105
  10. Oliver, 104
  11. Thomas, 96
  12. Leo, 94
  13. Harry, 89 (tie)
  14. Jacob, 89 (tie)
  15. Finn, 84
  16. Arthur, 83
  17. Alfie, 82 (3-way tie)
  18. Daithi, 82 (3-way tie)
  19. Freddie, 82 (3-way tie)
  20. Archie, 77 (tie)
  21. Tommy, 77 (tie)
  22. Rian, 67
  23. Ollie, 65
  24. Conan, 62
  25. Ronan, 61
  26. Caleb, 60 (4-way tie)
  27. Fionn, 60 (4-way tie)
  28. Isaac, 60 (4-way tie)
  29. Patrick, 60 (4-way tie)
  30. Lucas, 57 (tie)
  31. Max, 57 (tie)
  32. Theodore, 55
  33. Rory, 54
  34. Joseph, 53 (3-way tie)
  35. Oscar, 53 (3-way tie)
  36. Reuben, 53 (3-way tie)
  37. Daniel, 52
  38. Adam, 51 (tie)
  39. Alexander, 51 (tie)
  40. George, 50 (tie)
  41. Odhran, 50 (tie)
  42. Ezra, 49 (3-way tie)
  43. Liam, 49 (3-way tie)
  44. Matthew, 49 (3-way tie)
  45. Arlo, 48 (3-way tie)
  46. Cian, 48 (3-way tie)
  47. Henry, 48 (3-way tie)
  48. Daire, 47 (3-way tie)
  49. Jonah, 47 (3-way tie)
  50. Sean, 47 (3-way tie)

Grace and James were also the #1 names in 2022, but both dipped to third place in 2023.

The highest climbers within the girls’ top 100 in 2024 were Maya, Maria, Eliza, and Ayla.

And the highest climbers within the boys’ top 100 were Austin, Rossa, Callum, and Joseph.

Finally, here’s a small selection of the names that were given to just three babies each last year:

  • Rare girl names: Aodhla, Cuisle, Doireann, Etain, Neala, Orlagh, Tierna
  • Rare boy names: Ainle, Con, Dualtagh, Eamon, Feilim, Lir, Oilibhear

Cuisle, the Irish word for “pulse,” is thematically similar to the trendy girl name Croia, which is based on croí, the Irish word for “heart.” Croia currently ranks 26th and 16th in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, respectively.

Sources:

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