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Popularity of the baby name Isla


Posts that mention the name Isla

Popular baby names in Canberra/ACT (Australia), 2018

According to ACT Government, the most popular baby names in Canberra in 2018 were Amelia and William.

Here are the Australian Capital Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Amelia
2. Ella (tie)
2. Olivia (tie)
4. Ava
5. Evelyn (tie)
5. Zoe (tie)
7. Chloe
8. Matilda (tie)
8. Mia (tie)
10. Charlotte

Boy Names
1. William
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Henry
5. Jack (tie)
5. Thomas (tie)
7. Ethan
8. Alexander
9. Leo
10. Lucas

In the girls’ top 10, Ella, Evelyn, Zoe, and Matilda replaced Sophie, Isla, Ivy and Grace. (The last time Matilda waltzed into the ACT top 10 was in 2009.)

In the boys’ top 10, Ethan and Lucas replaced James, Samuel, Charlie, and Lachlan.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names were Charlotte and Oliver.

Sources: Amelia and William top baby names in 2018, Top 10 baby names 1930, 1950 and 1991 to 2018

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2018

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province in 2018 were Olivia and William.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 44 baby girls
2. Sophia, 42
3. Charlotte and Emma, 38 each (tie)
4. Amelia, 34
5. Ava, 33
6. Isla, 32
7. Abigail, 31
8. Evelyn, 29
9. Sadie and Sophie, 28 each (tie)
10. Mia and Scarlett, 27 each (tie)

Boy Names
1. William, 61 baby boys
2. Benjamin, 49
3. Hunter, 41
4. Lincoln, 40
5. Jack, 38
6. Noah and Oliver, 37 each (tie)
7. Logan and Owen, 35 each (tie)
8. Ethan and Liam, 34 each (tie)
9. Lucas, 33
10. Mason, 32

In the girls’ top 10, Isla, Sadie, Sophie, and Mia replaced Ella, Claire, Hannah, and Lily.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason replaced James and Alexander.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 28th.)

In 2017, the top two names were the same.

Source: This Year’s Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2018

According to Prince Edward Island’s Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names on the island in 2018 were Charlotte and William.

Here are PEI’s top girl names and top boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 10 baby girls
2. Evelyn, 7
3. Isla, Nora, Sophia & Amelia, 6 each (4-way tie)
4. Ivy, Ellie, Claire, Emma, Julia & Lily, 5 each (6-way tie)

Boy Names
1. William, 9 baby girls
2. Lincoln, Landon, Benjamin & Jack, 8 each (4-way tie)
3. Oliver, Emmett, Samuel, James & Thomas, 7 each (5-way tie)

The top names of 2017, Ava and Liam, didn’t even make the rankings in 2018.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

Source: Here are P.E.I.’s top baby names of 2018

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2017

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), the most popular baby names in England and Wales last year were again Olivia and Oliver.

Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 5,204 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 4,358
  3. Isla, 3,373
  4. Ava, 3,289
  5. Emily, 3,121
  6. Isabella, 2,627
  7. Mia, 2,590
  8. Poppy, 2,527
  9. Ella, 2,452
  10. Lily, 2,405

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 6,259 baby boys
  2. Harry, 5,031
  3. George, 4,929
  4. Noah, 4,273
  5. Jack, 4,190
  6. Jacob, 3,968
  7. Leo, 3,781
  8. Oscar, 3,738
  9. Charlie, 3,724
  10. Muhammad, 3,691

In 2016, the #1 names were the same.

In the girls’ top 10, Poppy replaced Jessica (now 15th).

In the boys’ top 10, Leo replaced Thomas (now 13th).

Sarah has dropped out of the girls’ top 100, and now Elizabeth is the only girl name that has been in the top 100 continually since 1904, when the records began.

For a longer set of rankings, check out the 100 most popular names at the blog British Baby Names.

Finally, here are some rare baby names that were given to exactly 3 babies in England and Wales last year:

Rare Girl NamesRare Boy Names
Azmia, Buddug, Clemmie, Dunia, Elham, Figgy, Ghalia, Harpa, Izna, Japleen, Keavie, Loveday, Massa, Nectaria, Oghosa, Princy, Rym, Skaiste, Tarteel, Umi, Vinisha, Wiam, Yukta, ZuzuArlowe, Birch, Cledwyn, Diggory, Excel, Finlo, Gwydion, Hewie, Indio, Jetson, Kavarli, Laker, Moksh, Nhyira, Osazee, Philemon, Roj, Swaley, Tirth, Uttam, Volkan, Wraith, Yanky, Zheer

Sources: Baby names in England and Wales: 2017, Sarah drops out of top 100 baby names for first time in over a century

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