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Popularity of the baby name Leah


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Popular baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), 2016

According to preliminary data released on January 6th by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the most popular baby names in 2016 were Emma and Jackson (and variants).

Here are the province’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Avary/Avery
3. Charlotte
4. Olivia
5. Addison/Addyson
6. Scarlett
7. Abbigail/Abigail/Abigale
8. Anna
9. Cali/Callie/Kali/Kallee/Kallie
10. Emilee/Emily

Boy Names
1. Jackson/Jaxen/Jaxon/Jaxson/Jaxxen/Jaxxon
2. Liam
3. Benjamin
4. Jack
5. James
6. Mason
7. Grayson/Greyson
8. Jacob
9. Noah
10. Isaac/Isac/Issac

The #1 names are the same as in 2015. (I forgot to post the 2015 rankings last year, but here are the 2014 rankings.)

In the girls’ top 10, the Addison-group, Scarlett, the Abigail-group, the Callie-group, and the Emily-group replaced the Sophia-group, the Lily-group, the Mia-group, the Ava-group, and the Chloe-group.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason, the Greyson-group, and the Isaac-group replaced Parker, the Nathan-group, and Carter.

Most of the pronunciation groupings on N.L.’s full top 100 made sense, but here are two I wasn’t so sure about:

  • In 21st place on the girls’ list was “Lea/Leah/Leia/Leiyah/Lia/Leya,” which mixes LEE-uh and LAY-uh names.
  • In 63rd place on the girls’ list was “Raya/Rayah/Rhea,” which mixes RAY-uh and REE-uh names.

Sources: Top 100 Baby Names – Open Data Newfoundland and Labrador, Jaxxen among most popular N.L. baby names in 2016

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2016

According to provisional data released yesterday by Prince Edward Island’s Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names on the island in 2016 were Olivia and William.

Here are PEI’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10+ boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 10 baby girls
2. Ellie, 8 (tie)
3. Charlotte, 8 (tie)
4. Harper, 7
5. Sophia, 6 (6-way tie)
6. Ivy, 6 (6-way tie)
7. Sadie, 6 (6-way tie)
8. Abigail, 6 (6-way tie)
9. Chloe, 6 (6-way tie)
10. Kylie, 6 (6-way tie)

Boy Names
1. William, 13 baby boys
2. Oliver, 12
3. Emmett, 11
4. Jack, 10 (tie)
5. Hudson, 10 (tie)
6. Ethan, 9
7. Wyatt, 7 (5-way tie)
8. Jacob, 7 (5-way tie)
9. Liam, 7 (5-way tie)
10. Hunter, 7 (5-way tie)
11. Thomas, 7 (5-way tie)

On the girls’ list, Olivia replaced the 5-way tie (Charlotte, Emily, Emma, Leah, and Sadie) that held the top spot in 2015.

On the boys’ list, William replaced former #1 name Oliver.

This data covers Prince Edward Island births through December 21.

Source: Here are P.E.I.’s top baby names in 2016

Popular baby names in New York City, 2015

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According to data from New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the metropolis last year were Olivia and Ethan.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl names

  1. Olivia (given to 595 baby girls)
  2. Sophia
  3. Emma (tied)
  4. Mia (tied)
  5. Isabella
  6. Leah
  7. Emily
  8. Ava
  9. Chloe
  10. Madison

Boy names

  1. Ethan (given to 773 baby boys)
  2. Liam
  3. Noah
  4. Jacob
  5. Jayden
  6. Matthew
  7. David
  8. Daniel (tied)
  9. Dylan (tied)
  10. Aiden

In the girls’ top 10, Madison replaced Sofia.

In the boys’ top 10, Dylan and Aiden replaced Michael and Alexander.

The most popular baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl namesTop boy names
Hispanic1. Isabella
2. Sophia
3. Mia
4. Emma
5. Camila		1. Liam
2. Dylan
3. Ethan
4. Matthew
5. Noah
Asian and Pacific Islander1. Olivia
2. Chloe
3. Sophia
4. Emily
5. Emma		1. Jayden
2. Ethan
3. Ryan
4. Muhammad
5. Aiden
Non-Hispanic White1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Leah
4. Sarah
5. Esther		1. David
2. Joseph
3. Moshe
4. Jacob
5. Benjamin
Non-Hispanic Black1. Madison
2. Skylar
3. Ava
4. Olivia
5. Mia		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Aiden
4. Jeremiah
5. Ethan/Josiah (tie)

Among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC last year were the girl names Damaris, Eunice, and Shirin, and the boy names Dimitri, Immanuel, and Ousmane.

One year earlier, in 2014, NYC’s top names (overall) were Sophia and Ethan.

P.S. The news release also mentioned that NYC’s baby name data goes back as far back as 1898. That year, the top girl names were Mary, Catherine, and Margaret, and the top boy names were John, William, and Charles.

Source: Olivia and Ethan Top Health Department’s Annual Most Popular Baby Names For 2015 – NYC.gov

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

[Latest update: Nov. 2025]

Popular baby names in Malta, 2015

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Flag of Malta

Malta’s top baby names of 2015 have been out for months now, but the latest data still isn’t available on the government’s Naming Babies page, so I can’t give you the official rankings.

The best I can do is this quote from a recent Times of Malta article:

Amy, Ella, Leah, Maya, Valentina, Emma, Martina, Jade, Julia, Elisa and Elena are among the most popular for girls […] Luca, Matthias, Adam, Ben, Benjamin, Beppe, Alexander, Thomas, Zack, Liam, Luke and Noah are among the most popular for boys.

The article also mentioned many of the less common names bestowed in Malta in 2015, including:

  • Ajson
  • Alix (the Maltese version of Alex)
  • Bitania
  • Carleshian
  • Delyth (“which in Welsh means neat and pretty, but when read with a Maltese pronunciation it means, err, murder”)
  • Ebtisam
  • Izz
  • Jack Daniel (similar to this guy)
  • Kelzen
  • Massa (“after Felipe Massa, the Brazilian Formula One driver”)
  • Massabielle
  • Mixhal (the Maltese version of Michelle)
  • Neymar
  • Roksanda
  • Rancy
  • Shaznolee
  • Thisseanne
  • Tenishia (“after the internationally renowned Maltese DJ duo”)
  • Vuk
  • Xemx (the Maltese word for “sun,” pronounced shemsh)
  • Zashielle
  • Zeshinzer

Malta’s top names of 2014 were Elena and Luke (more or less).

Source: “Hi, Jack Daniel, It’s me, Xemx – Malta’s list of baby names.” Times of Malta 31 Mar. 2016.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Malta (public domain)