How popular is the baby name Edouard in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Edouard.
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Yesterday we came up with some girl names that were either particularly Canadian or particularly American. So today let’s do the same thing for boy names.
Again, here are the two different methods:
First, we’ll look at the most popular names that appeared in only one set of data (either Canada or the U.S.) in 2022.
Second, we’ll look at the names that appeared in both sets of data, focusing on how proportionally popular each name was in each place. For the boy names below, I calculated the proportions by dividing each name’s U.S. usage by the total number of boys born in the U.S. last year (1,863,582) and each name’s Canadian usage by the total number of boys born Canada last year (180,763).
Top Canada-only boy names
The 2022 Canadian data included 261 boy names that were not in the U.S. data. Below are the 10 most popular Canada-only boy names.
Number of boys (Can.)
Rank (Can.)
1. Edouard
492
49th
2. Arnaud
352
85th
3. Florent
73
394th
4. Laurier
60
460th
5. Loik
57
485th
6. Ludovick
45
588th
7. Renaud
42
627th
8. Gregoire
30
831st
9. Charles-Edouard
27 (tie)
902nd (tie)
10. Gurniwaz
27 (tie)
902nd (tie)
Nine out of ten are French names used primarily in Quebec:
Edouard: 482 of 492 born in Quebec
Arnaud: 349 of 352
Florent: 71 of 73
Laurier: 60 of 60 (all)
Loik: 47 of 57
Ludovick: 45 of 45 (all)
Renaud: 40 of 42
Gregoire: 30 of 30 (all)
Charles-Edouard: 25 of 27
The Sikh name Gurniwaz, however, was not used in Quebec at all.
Boy names particularly popular in Canada
Now let’s look at the more than 2,950 boy names that appeared in both sets of data. Of the boy names used more frequently in Canada than in the U.S., the 10 below had the largest pro-Canada differentials. (I added the rankings for both countries as well.)
Differential (Pro-Can.)
Rank (Can.)
Rank (U.S.)
1. Leo
0.3578%
4th
22nd
2. Adam
0.3460%
16th
97th
3. Felix
0.3408%
23rd
192nd
4. Theo
0.3217%
17th
99th
5. Thomas
0.3197%
8th
45th
6. Arthur
0.3030%
22nd
140th
7. Nathan
0.2830%
13th
57th
8. Muhammad
0.2675%
35th
297th
9. Louis
0.2576%
34th
246th
10. Emile
0.2473%
60th
2,076th
Top U.S.-only boy names
The 2022 U.S. data included 11,297 boy names that were not in the Canadian data. Below are the 10 most popular U.S.-only boy names.
Many of these are used primarily by Spanish speakers.
Boy names particularly popular in the U.S.
Now, back to the names that both countries had in common. Of the boy names used more frequently in the U.S. than in Canada, the 10 below had the largest pro-U.S. differentials.
The vast country of Canada is located in North America and shares the world’s longest international land border with its neighbor to the south, the United States.
Last year, Canada (excluding Yukon) welcomed 351,679 babies — 48.6% of which were girls, 51.4% of which were boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah.
Here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Olivia, 1,804 baby girls
Emma, 1,550
Charlotte, 1,475
Amelia, 1,193
Sophia, 1,079
Chloe, 1,057
Mia, 946
Ava, 923
Lily, 861
Mila, 847
Alice, 786
Isla, 769
Sofia, 763
Evelyn, 751
Abigail, 715
Sophie, 712
Nora, 708
Charlie, 700
Ellie, 680
Zoe, 661
Maya, 658
Isabella, 656
Ella, 634
Clara, 618
Elizabeth, 617
Aria, 610
Violet, 599
Rose, 593
Eva, 578
Hannah, 577
Emily, 575 (tie)
Luna, 575 (tie)
Ivy, 562
Harper, 560
Florence, 557
Scarlett, 519
Victoria, 514
Hazel, 513
Julia, 492
Avery, 490
Madison, 488
Zoey, 474
Eleanor, 467
Grace, 448 (tie)
Livia, 448 (tie)
Emilia, 447
Layla, 437
Aurora, 435
Lea, 434
Willow, 430
Boy Names
Noah, 2,198 baby boys
Liam, 1,902
William, 1,516
Leo, 1,447
Theodore, 1,423
Oliver, 1,273
Benjamin, 1,217
Thomas, 1,205
Lucas, 1,187
Jack, 1,186
James, 1,141
Jacob, 1,105
Nathan, 1,047
Logan, 1,044
Ethan, 1,040
Adam, 977
Theo, 932
Jackson, 907
Owen, 891
Henry, 870
Levi, 831
Arthur, 807
Felix, 806
Gabriel, 777
Samuel, 753
Charles, 749
Luca, 719
Hudson, 663
Nolan, 651
Alexander, 647
Daniel, 644
Mason, 622
Caleb, 613
Louis, 604
Jayden, 595 (tie)
Muhammad, 595 (tie)
Elijah, 593
Aiden, 584
Maverick, 581
Isaac, 579
Ryan, 538
Wyatt, 521
Carter, 520
Luke, 516
Elliot, 499 (tie)
Lincoln, 499 (tie)
Eli, 496
Grayson, 495
Edouard, 492
Mateo, 489
The names in Canada’s top 100 that rose the fastest from 2021 to 2022 were:
Wren, Blake, Eloise, Freya, Athena, and Gabriella (girl names)
Leon, Ali, Cooper, Rowan, Charlie, Luke, and Sebastian (boy names)
And here’s a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum — names that were given to just 5 babies each in Canada last year:
Of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, Quebec is the second-largest both in terms of population (after Ontario) and in terms of area (after Nunavut).
Last year, Quebec welcomed 80,700 babies. The most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are Quebec’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 520 baby girls
Olivia, 476
Charlotte, 465
Charlie, 462
Florence, 445
Alice, 433
Lea, 371 (tie)
Livia, 371 (tie)
Rose, 321
Juliette, 315
Romy, 314
Clara, 308
Beatrice, 292
Zoe, 278
Mia, 268
Eva, 261
Chloe, 260 (tie)
Mila, 260 (tie)
Rosalie, 250
Sofia, 249
Victoria, 239
Julia, 234
Leonie, 219
Jade, 214
Maeva, 202 (tie)
Raphaelle, 202 (tie)
Flavie, 182
Jeanne, 182
Amelia, 175
Eleonore, 169
Elena, 168
Billie, 167
Camille, 163 (tie)
Ophelie, 163 (tie)
Adele, 160
Elizabeth, 158
Sophie, 150
Ellie, 145 (tie)
Sophia, 145 (tie)
Lily, 134
Oceane, 125
Flora, 120
Maya, 118 (tie)
Simone, 118 (tie)
Eloise, 117
Alicia, 116
Mathilde, 114 (tie)
Romane, 114 (tie)
Gabrielle, 111 (tie)
Lexie, 111 (tie)
Boy Names
Noah, 650 baby boys
William, 616
Liam, 586
Thomas, 571
Leo, 563
Edouard, 482
Jacob, 451
Arthur, 446 (tie)
Louis, 446 (tie)
Nathan, 430
Emile, 429
Charles, 408
Felix, 400
Theo, 385
Logan, 384
Adam, 369
Arnaud, 349
Raphael, 344
Jules, 315
James, 294
Henri, 290
Victor, 289
Theodore, 277
Lucas, 270
Elliot, 261
Laurent, 260
Jackson, 259
Benjamin, 256
Nolan, 254
Samuel, 247
Alexis, 246
Gabriel, 244
Milan, 226
Olivier, 223
Antoine, 219
Eloi, 218
Ethan, 213
Matheo, 211
Jayden, 203
Axel, 200
Jake, 198
Eli, 197
Zack, 178
Leonard, 164
Robin, 163
Louka, 157
Mathis, 154
Hubert, 148
Zachary, 145
Mayson, 143
The girls’ top 100 included Laurence (53rd), Clemence (71st), Stella (75th), and Dahlia (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Tristan (55th), Ludovic (61st), Tyler (75th), and Maverick (93rd).
Below are some of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Quebec last year:
Zotique can be traced back to the ancient Greek word zotikos, meaning “full of life, alive.”
Joanassie and Paulasie (which were mentioned in the post about Canada’s 2021 rankings) are two examples of Inuktitut-influenced Christian names.
And one last name I wanted to throw in was Minokimin, which was part of a longer boy name bestowed in Quebec last year. Minokimin refers to one of the eight Algonquin seasons — specifically, to the period in late spring during which ice thaws and plants begin to grow.
Canada might be the second-largest country in terms of area, but it isn’t very large in terms of population. In fact, it’s one of the least densely populated places in the world.
In 2021, Canada (excluding Yukon) welcomed over 367,684 babies. By comparison, the U.S. state of Texas recorded 373,340 births the same year.
What were the most popular names among Canada’s 2021 babies?
Well…we don’t know for sure. Because Canada doesn’t release baby name rankings that cover the entire country.
I’d love to give you the next-best thing — sets of regional Canadian rankings representing Canada’s ten provinces and three territories — but, as of right now, two of the provinces and all three territories have not released rankings for 2021. (Yukon hasn’t even reported an official number of births yet.)
So I’ll give you the third-best thing: Eight sets of provincial Canadian rankings, all gathered into a single post, followed by a guess about the country’s top five names per gender.
Here are the rankings, ordered by total number of births per region (highest to lowest):
Ontario
In 2021, Ontario welcomed 141,766 babies. Here are Ontario’s top baby names of 2021:
Girl Names, Ont.
Boy Names, Ont.
1. Olivia 2. Emma 3. Charlotte 4. Amelia 5. Ava 6. Sophia 7. Isla 8. Evelyn 9. Mia 10. Ella
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Oliver 4. Jack 5. Benjamin 6. Theodore 7. Lucas 8. William 9. Ethan 10. Leo
In 2020, the top names in Ontario were also Olivia and Noah.
Quebec
In 2021, Quebec welcomed 83,335 babies. Here are Quebec’s top baby names of 2021:
In 2020, the top two names in P.E.I. were Nora/Charlotte (tie) and Hudson.
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon
In 2021, N.W.T. and Nunavut welcomed 628 babies and 462 babies, respectively. (Yukon likely welcomed a few hundred babies as well.)
None of the territories have released baby name rankings for 2021.
Canada
Using the data we have from the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth most populous provinces — which, together, welcomed over 90% of the country’s 2021 babies — we can make a guess about Canada’s top baby names overall:
Possible Top Girl Names
Possible Top Boy Names
1. Olivia 2. Emma 3. Charlotte 4. Amelia 5. Ava
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Benjamin 4. Oliver 5. Jack
I’m only moderately confident about these guesses, primarily because the most populous province, Ontario, didn’t include raw numbers with its rankings.
I placed Benjamin higher than both Oliver and Jack because it was the only one of the three to reach the top 50 in Quebec, Canada’s second-most-populous province. (Benjamin even ranked slightly higher than Olivier, the French form of Oliver, in Quebec.)
If Manitoba, Newfoundland, or any of the territories release 2021 rankings in the coming months, I’ll come back and revise this post.
What are your thoughts on Canada’s top baby names of 2021?
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