Alberta’s top baby names of 2013 were announced a couple of weeks ago.
According to data from Service Alberta, the most popular baby names last year were Olivia and Liam.
Here are Alberta’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2013:
Girl Names
- Olivia, 293 baby girls
- Emma, 271
- Emily, 249
- Sophia, 241
- Ava, 198
- Avery, 172
- Abigail, 164
- Charlotte, 156
- Chloe, 156
- Lily, 156
- Ella, 152
- Isabella, 144
- Hannah, 138
- Amelia, 132
- Brooklyn, 126
- Madison, 123
- Sadie, 118
- Grace, 115
- Mia, 115
- Elizabeth, 111
Boy Names
- Liam, 310 baby boys
- Lucas, 254
- Ethan, 244
- Noah, 234
- Logan, 225
- Benjamin, 222
- William, 217
- Jacob, 204
- Mason, 198
- Carter, 192
- Alexander, 185
- Jack, 177
- Nathan, 177
- Samuel, 170
- Owen, 168
- Oliver, 164
- Hunter, 162
- Jackson, 156
- James, 156
- Jaxon, 155
Lucas rose from 7th place in 2012 to 2nd place last year, and Noah rose from 10th to 4th. Meanwhile, Jacob fell from 3rd to 8th and Mason fell from 5th to 9th.
Usage of Sadie more than doubled from 51 baby girls in 2012 to 118 in 2013. (Sadie shot up in the U.S. last year as well.)
Here are some of the more unusual names I spotted on the list:
| Unusual Girl Names | Unusual Boy Names |
|---|---|
| Avexis, Azkadellia, Beatle, Blissannie, Caliber, Calyannabella, Dignity, Ecclesia, Edgely, D’Or, Emathyst, Emma-Tiger, Fra’Oll, Freixelyne, Glamour, Hannaneh, Izumi, Jilmil, Kayyo, Kree-Dance, Klarybel, Koket, Lava, Lootii, Lszybelle, Maple, Maquinna, Mòrag-Elizabeth, Nebraska, Qori, Shanaekqaheart, Slash, Solomiya, Taynjerine, Thiingdong, Trudith, Venelope, Vyllain, Winter-Wray, Zxianne | Aerlwilliam, Aidence, Arismendy, Bemba, Blacker, Brenver, Buffalochild, Chrysogonus, Cooch, Crisxander, Dentley, Dulee’O, Ezzekielle, Godbless, Goodluck, Grady-Best, Gurmn, Hurricane, Isaiah-Ron-Kurt, Jax-Jude, Jet-Lee, Jixxr, Kairaratjo, Klutch, Kris-n, Linclon, Mambo, Mickdam, Neepin-Neepsy, Noah-Niño, Phyo, Sun-Rise, Sunstar, Thunderheart, Trigger, Unitus-Judah, Whiskeyjack, Wintersky, Zancent |
If marshmallow peeps could magically come alive, I think “neepin-neepsy” is the sound they would make. (Also “peep,” of course.)
Jamie Dirom of the Calgary Herald went through all of the available Alberta lists (1980 to 2013) and found even more great ones, including:
- Arson, Coco-Janelle, Codeine, Dancingeaglewhistle, Deemon, Invincible, Itty, Lethal, Nytewolf, Oreo, RocRock, Selphie, Sensimillia, Soda, Tiramisu
Tiramisu! If that exists, there has to be a Cheesecake out there somewhere… :)
Sources: Alberta’s Top Baby Names, Alberta baby names 2013 list reveals kids called Kindle, Lava, Daenarys and Peeta, but Olivia, Liam still tops, Unique? Not so unique: 101 unusual Alberta baby names
