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So let’s not put it off any longer — here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Olivia, 2,032 baby girls
Emma, 1,715
Charlotte, 1,579
Amelia, 1,308
Ava, 1,105 (tie)
Sophia, 1,105 (tie)
Chloe, 1,088
Mia, 1,017
Mila, 936
Isla, 922
Alice, 879
Sofia, 878
Lily, 810
Zoe, 784
Ella, 781
Evelyn, 779
Charlie, 777
Ellie, 727
Abigail, 716
Nora, 715
Sophie, 709
Maya, 702
Aria, 680
Eva, 677
Emily, 673
Hannah, 670
Clara, 659
Isabella, 643
Elizabeth, 636
Florence, 612
Rose, 604
Ivy, 596
Avery, 594
Harper, 592
Luna, 585
Violet, 580
Scarlett, 568
Hazel, 549
Zoey, 548
Livia, 546
Victoria, 540
Lea, 528
Grace, 527
Julia, 522
Willow, 501
Eleanor, 499
Madison, 493
Anna, 478 (tie)
Layla, 478 (tie)
Rosalie, 474
Boy Names
Noah, 2,393 baby boys
Liam, 1,967
William, 1,684
Leo, 1,559
Benjamin, 1,433
Theodore, 1,425
Jack, 1,365
Thomas, 1,318
Logan, 1,314
Oliver, 1,310
Jacob, 1,293
Lucas, 1,241
James, 1,221
Nathan, 1,199
Ethan, 1,145
Jackson, 1,065
Owen, 987
Adam, 978
Henry, 957
Felix, 918
Levi, 905
Gabriel, 903
Theo, 877
Arthur, 847
Charles, 844
Samuel, 801
Hudson, 761
Alexander, 742
Mason, 711
Jayden, 706
Luca, 691
Daniel, 689
Lincoln, 682
Isaac, 668
Caleb, 661
Nolan, 652
Elijah, 651
Elliot, 631
Louis, 626
Aiden, 623
Maverick, 610
Wyatt, 576
Carter, 570
Ryan, 568
Grayson, 558
Raphael, 539
Eli, 536
Muhammad, 531
Jaxon, 526
Bennett, 525
The girls’ top 100 included Everly (55th), Romy (tied for 65th), Paisley (86th), and Lennon (tied for 94th).
The boys’ top 100 included Asher (54th), Emile (60th), Arnaud (tied for 89th), and Alexis (94th).
One name, Charlie, reached the top 100 for both genders. It ranked 17th for girls and 71st (tied with Matteo) for boys.
So where can you see these long-awaited Canadian baby name rankings for yourself?
Over at Statistics Canada. They’ve published rankings going back to 1991, and — just like the U.S. SSA — they’ve included all names given to at least five babies, of one gender or the other, per year.
Though we regularly see rare indigenous-language names (such as Anangokaa, Timmiak, and Waseskwan) being used in Alberta and Quebec, the only one used often enough in the last three decades to reach that 5-baby threshold nationally was Lucassie, an Inuktitut name given to exactly 5 baby boys in 2007.
(Lucassie is based on the biblical name Luke. Other “Inuktitutized” Christian names include Issacie, Joanasie/Joanassee, Josephie, Markoosie, Pauloosie/Paulassie, Peterosee, Simeonie, and Thomasee. A female example is Elisapie/Elisapee.)
Finally, here are the U.S. rankings for 2021, in case you’d like to compare neighbor to neighbor.
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?
Update, May 20, 2023: A couple of weeks ago, just before of the release of the 2022 U.S. baby name data, Statistics Canada published — for the first time ever! — official rankings for the entire country of Canada:
The European micro-state of Monaco lies on the French Riviera. Though it shares a border with only France, it’s just a few miles away from France’s border with Italy.
Last year, Monaco welcomed 862 babies — 427 baby girls and 435 baby boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Leonardo.
Here are Monaco’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma
Victoria
Alice
Chloé
Stella
Boy Names
Leonardo
Gabriel
Raphaël
Aaron
Louis
(Leonardo has also been the #1 boy name in Italy lately.)
What other names have topped the rankings within the last few years? Here are Monaco’s most popular baby names of 2021, 2020, and 2019:
2021
In 2021, a total of 976 babies (478 girls and 498 boys) were born in Monaco.
Girl names, 2021
Boy names, 2021
1. Victoria 2. Louise 3. Léna 4. Léa 5. Anna
1. Gabriel 2. Matteo 3. Léo 4. Louis 5. Raphaël
2020
In 2020, Monaco welcomed a total of 911 babies (432 girls and 479 boys).
Girl names, 2020
Boy names, 2020
1. Victoria 2. Alice 3. Mia 4. Chloé 5. Théa
1. Léo 2. Gabriel 3. Ethan 4. Andrea 5. Théo
2019
In 2019, a total of 939 babies (445 girls and 494 boys) were born in Monaco.
Girl names, 2019
Boy names, 2019
1. Charlotte 2. Valentina 3. Jade 4. Victoria 5. Mila
1. Léo 2. Gabriel 3. Raphaël 4. Mattéo 5. Louis
My source for the 2019 rankings suggested that Charlotte was the #1 girl name because of Charlotte Casiraghi — the daughter of Monaco’s Princess Caroline, who is in turn the daughter of Grace Kelly. Charlotte was making headlines in mid-2019: She married film producer Dimitri Rassam civilly in Monaco in early June, then religiously in France later the same month.
The mountainous country of Austria, located in the southern part of Central Europe, shares a border with eight other countries (including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia).
Last year, Austria welcomed over 86,000 babies — 41,841 girls and 44,237 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Marie and Paul.
Here are Austria’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2021:
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