According to Service Alberta, the top baby names the Canadian province of Alberta last year were Olivia and Ethan.
Here are Alberta’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2009:
Girl Names
- Olivia
- Isabella
- Ava
- Emma
- Hailey
Boy Names
- Ethan
- Liam
- Jacob
- Logan
- Noah
Rare baby names that were bestowed just once in Alberta last year include…
Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
Albertarose, Beauty, Cred, Dessarhey, Eloquence, Fury, Gallary, Heart, Ibiza, Joy-Joviale, Kwynn, Lashes, Manhattan, Noof, Ortal, Poetic, Qhloe, RoyLe, Society, Temprance, Uniqua, Veditha, Weency, Xanet, Yejee, Zimmel | Alias, Bison, Crazyhorse, Dat, Edgerrin, Ericlindross, Folly-Noah, Guch, Hawkar, Iex, Jhazriel, Kduss, Lightning, Maxxwel, Neptune, Owies, Philopateer, Qron, Rayon, Seige, Thunder, Uyohoini, Voltaire, Wrath, Xayden, Yak, Zenry |
Edgerrin was probably named for American football player Edgerrin James, while Ericlindross was definitely named for Canadian hockey player Eric Lindros.
Fingers crossed that Thunder and Lightning have a playdate together one day. :)
Here’s last year’s post on baby names in Alberta.
Source: Service Alberta
Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)