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Boy names on the rise in Canada, 2024

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Which names were the trendiest among baby boys born in Canada last year?

Below you’ll find Canada’s fastest-rising and highest-debuting boy names of 2024.

Rises (absolute)

Here are the boy names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (number of babies) from 2023 to 2024:

  1. Arjan, rose from 160 to 292 baby boys (+132)
  2. Zorawar, 247 to 367 (+120)
  3. Samuel, 627 to 723 (+96)
  4. Levi, 818 to 909 (+91)
  5. Muhammad, 637 to 716 (+79) [3-way tie]
  6. Weston, 286 to 365 (+79) [3-way tie]
  7. Wyatt, 448 to 527 (+79) [3-way tie]
  8. Wesley, 459 to 534 (+75)
  9. Arthur, 813 to 883 (+70) [tie]
  10. August, 215 to 285 (+70) [tie]

Zorawar, the fastest-rising boy name a year earlier, continues to climb.

Rises (relative)

Here are the boy names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of relative change (percentage of babies) from 2023 to 2024:

  1. Laken, rose from 5 to 28 baby boys (460% increase)
  2. Macklin, 10 to 52 (420%)
  3. Ilyes, 8 to 31 (288%)
  4. Rishiv, 7 to 26 (271%)
  5. Avitaj, 11 to 40 (264%)
  6. Gurshaan, 8 to 29 (263%)
  7. Anveer, 7 to 25 (257%)
  8. Lael, 7 to 24 (243%)
  9. Jugaad, 5 to 16 (220%) [3-way tie]
  10. Mateus, 5 to 16 (220%) [3-way tie]
  11. Sabr, 5 to 16 (220%) [3-way tie]

Macklin — which now ranks 536th in Canada — was no doubt influenced by Canadian hockey player Macklin Celebrini, who was selected first overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL draft. (The U.S. usage of Macklin also increased last year.)

Debuts

Finally, here are the boy names that debuted most impressively in Canada’s baby name data in 2024:

  1. Avitaaz, 46 baby boys
  2. Akaay, 32
  3. Lovic, 20
  4. Avitaaj, 13
  5. Arshiv, 12 [3-way tie]
  6. Parwaaz, 12 [3-way tie]
  7. Rustyn, 12 [3-way tie]
  8. Charvik, 11 [4-way tie]
  9. Daler, 11 [4-way tie]
  10. Jaitegh, 11 [4-way tie]
  11. Neeom, 11 [4-way tie]

Akaay was influenced by a celebrity baby — the son of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. (Thank you to Clare for figuring why Akaay debuted in both Canada and the U.S. last year!)

Other boy-name debuts in the Canadian data included Juancho (10), Lupin (6), and Melchizedek (5).

Do you have thoughts/theories about any of the names above?

Sources: First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number) – Statistics Canada, Canada’s most popular baby names in 2024 (Sept. 2025), Macklin Celebrini – Wikipedia

Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Popular baby names in Canada, 2024

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Last year, our neighbor to the north welcomed 365,737 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah, for the fourth year in a row.

Here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 1,639 baby girls
  2. Charlotte, 1,528
  3. Emma, 1,358
  4. Amelia, 1,123
  5. Sophia, 1,086
  6. Sofia, 921
  7. Mia, 905
  8. Chloe, 868
  9. Lily, 794
  10. Ava, 782
  11. Mila, 773
  12. Alice, 756
  13. Isla, 746
  14. Nora, 724
  15. Evelyn, 688
  16. Maya, 680
  17. Violet, 677
  18. Ellie, 676
  19. Sophie, 671
  20. Clara, 646
  21. Zoe, 620
  22. Aria, 610
  23. Elizabeth, 607
  24. Isabella, 601
  25. Abigail, 597
  26. Ella, 586
  27. Hazel, 573
  28. Florence, 569
  29. Hannah, 562
  30. Charlie, 559
  31. Eleanor, 550
  32. Eva, 549
  33. Ivy, 539
  34. Aurora, 538
  35. Harper, 522
  36. Emily, 521
  37. Luna, 508
  38. Rose, 503
  39. Victoria, 494
  40. Emilia, 469
  41. Scarlett, 465
  42. Grace, 461
  43. Eliana, 452
  44. Ayla, 442
  45. Georgia, 435
  46. Maeve, 432
  47. Julia, 431
  48. Elena, 427
  49. Penelope, 422
  50. Layla, 419

Boy names

  1. Noah, 2,115 baby boys
  2. Liam, 1,694
  3. Theodore, 1,429
  4. Leo, 1,410
  5. William, 1,367
  6. Oliver, 1,244
  7. Lucas, 1,183
  8. James, 1,131
  9. Benjamin, 1,090
  10. Thomas, 1,061
  11. Jack, 1,039
  12. Henry, 1,019
  13. Nathan, 991
  14. Adam, 962
  15. Ethan, 954
  16. Levi, 909
  17. Theo, 896
  18. Arthur, 883
  19. Jacob, 875
  20. Logan, 829
  21. Luca, 815
  22. Owen, 803
  23. Gabriel, 749
  24. Samuel, 723
  25. Jackson, 721
  26. Muhammad, 716
  27. Hudson, 707
  28. Daniel, 683
  29. Felix, 660
  30. Charles, 653
  31. Louis, 639
  32. Maverick, 626
  33. Elijah, 618
  34. Nolan, 586
  35. Caleb, 579
  36. Isaac, 573
  37. Alexander, 559
  38. Miles, 547
  39. Luke, 540
  40. Wesley, 534
  41. Bennett, 528
  42. Wyatt, 527
  43. Jayden, 520
  44. Mason, 511
  45. Ryan, 502
  46. David, 499
  47. Asher, 490
  48. Ezra, 489
  49. Austin, 483
  50. Beau, 475

Among Canada’s fastest-rising baby names were the girl names Lainey, Charlotte, and Eliana and the boy names Arjan, Zorawar, and Samuel.

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the baby names that were given to just 5 babies each in Canada last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Anica, Boshra, Celestina, Daneen, Elilta, Floraly, Georgette, Hazelyn, Iriza, Juana, Kateri, Laylin, Miela, Navika, Ovee, Pessy, Quynh, Ramneek, Sedona, Tarini, Urwah, Vaya, Winsley, Yuvika, ZuhaAlazar, Birpartap, Clint, Drayce, Ender, Famien, Gaspar, Haoyu, Iktaj, Jove, Kipling, Ludwig, Modibo, North, Oleg, Pinchas, Qudus, Rapha, Savio, Tylan, Udham, Vidit, Wilbert, Yiheng, Zeeshan

Finally, here are Canada’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number) – Statistics Canada, Canada’s most popular baby names in 2024 (Sept. 2025)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Canada (public domain)

Popular baby names (and Maori baby names) in New Zealand, 2024

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Last year, the island nation of New Zealand welcomed a total of 59,199 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Isla and Noah.

Here are New Zealand’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Isla, 190 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 183
  3. Charlotte, 173
  4. Lily, 158
  5. Isabella, 155
  6. Olivia, 154
  7. Hazel, 144
  8. Harper, 141
  9. Mia, 137
  10. Mila, 133
  11. Ava, 129 (tie)
  12. Ruby, 129 (tie)
  13. Sophie, 128
  14. Grace, 120
  15. Chloe, 114
  16. Ella, 113
  17. Aria, 112
  18. Willow, 107 (tie)
  19. Zoe, 107 (tie)
  20. Evelyn, 105 (tie)
  21. Millie, 105 (tie)
  22. Violet, 103
  23. Sophia, 102
  24. Daisy, 101
  25. Freya, 97
  26. Lucy, 96
  27. Ivy, 94
  28. Sienna, 92
  29. Emily, 91
  30. Amaia, 89 (tie)
  31. Matilda, 89 (tie)
  32. Olive, 88
  33. Margot, 87
  34. Kaia, 85 (tie)
  35. Maeve, 85 (tie)
  36. Ellie, 82
  37. Billie, 81 (tie)
  38. Layla, 81 (tie)
  39. Frankie, 80
  40. Stella, 79
  41. Georgia, 78 (tie)
  42. Sadie, 78 (tie)
  43. Maia, 77 (tie)
  44. Sofia, 77 (tie)
  45. Aurora, 74 (tie)
  46. Elsie, 74 (tie)
  47. Penelope, 72 (tie)
  48. Poppy, 72 (tie)
  49. Luna, 71
  50. Eden, 70 (3-way tie)
  51. Florence, 70 (3-way tie)
  52. Riley, 70 (3-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 250 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 228
  3. Leo, 202
  4. George, 198 (tie)
  5. Jack, 198 (tie)
  6. Luca, 192
  7. Theodore, 189
  8. Elijah, 159
  9. Theo, 158
  10. Arthur, 152
  11. Charlie, 149
  12. James, 141
  13. Lucas, 137
  14. Henry, 135
  15. Arlo, 132 (3-way tie)
  16. Hudson, 132 (3-way tie)
  17. William, 132 (3-way tie)
  18. Archie, 131
  19. Lachlan, 121
  20. Cooper, 116
  21. Ezra, 114 (tie)
  22. Finn, 114 (tie)
  23. Liam, 113 (tie)
  24. Thomas, 113 (tie)
  25. Ethan, 106 (4-way tie)
  26. Hugo, 106 (4-way tie)
  27. Levi, 106 (4-way tie)
  28. Oscar, 106 (4-way tie)
  29. Hunter, 105
  30. Max, 101
  31. Carter, 98 (tie)
  32. Louie, 98 (tie)
  33. Mason, 97
  34. Felix, 94
  35. Asher, 93
  36. Archer, 87 (3-way tie)
  37. Austin, 87 (3-way tie)
  38. Daniel, 87 (3-way tie)
  39. Beau, 85 (tie)
  40. Luke, 85 (tie)
  41. Benjamin, 84
  42. Alexander, 82
  43. Luka, 79 (tie)
  44. Roman, 79 (tie)
  45. Jasper, 78
  46. Elias, 77
  47. Riley, 76
  48. Joseph, 74
  49. Harvey, 72
  50. Louis, 71

The girls’ top 100 included Mackenzie (66th), Asees (80th), Arabella (89th), and Esther (92nd).

The boys’ top 100 included Zorawar (55th), Oakley (59th), Atlas (78th), and Bodhi (97th).

And what about Maori names specifically?

The top Maori baby names in New Zealand in 2024 — just like in 2023, and 2022 — were Aroha/Te Aroha for girls and Ariki/Te Ariki for boys.

Here are New Zealand’s top 10 Maori girl names and top 10 Maori boy names:

Maori girl names

  1. Aroha/Te Aroha, 173 baby girls
  2. Maia/Te Maia, 137
  3. Moana/Te Moana, 84
  4. Anahera/Te Anahera, 66
  5. Atarangi/Te Atarangi, 60
  6. Manaia, 58
  7. Rangimarie/Te Rangimarie, 54
  8. Rangi/Te Rangi, 49
  9. Marama/Te Marama, 48
  10. Tui, 45

Maori boy names

  1. Ariki/Te Ariki, 137 baby boys
  2. Wiremu, 100
  3. Koa, 76
  4. Mikaere, 74
  5. Rangi/Te Rangi, 70
  6. Nikau, 68
  7. Rawiri, 65
  8. Kiwa, 55
  9. Kahurangi/Te Kahurangi, 52
  10. Manaaki, 51

(Please note that I’ve simplified these lists a bit, because Maori names/words that contain macrons don’t render properly on my site.)

Interestingly, the Maori rankings don’t cover the calendar year 2024, like New Zealand’s national rankings do. Instead, they cover births from July 1, 2024, to June 18, 2025. These dates coincide with Matariki, a.k.a. Maori New Year.

Sources: Top Baby Names – New Zealand Government, Top baby names for 2024 – Beehive.govt.nz, Aroha/Te Aroha and Ariki/Te Ariki top Maori baby names of 2024/2025 – dia.govt.nz

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

Popular baby names in Virginia, 2024

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Last year, the Commonwealth of Virginia welcomed roughly 94,443 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Liam, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records.

Here are Virginia’s top 15 girl names and top 15 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Charlotte
  2. Olivia
  3. Emma
  4. Sophia
  5. Amelia
  6. Isabella
  7. Mia
  8. Ava
  9. Eleanor
  10. Evelyn
  11. Harper
  12. Elizabeth
  13. Sofia
  14. Abigail
  15. Aurora

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. James
  4. Oliver
  5. William
  6. Henry
  7. Theodore
  8. Lucas
  9. Elijah
  10. John
  11. Levi
  12. Ethan
  13. Dylan
  14. Benjamin
  15. Michael

The state also revealed the top names within each of its four largest ethnic groups: White, Black, Hispanic and Asian. (According to the most recent CDC data, 53.1% of Virginia’s babies were born to non-Hispanic White mothers, 19.0% to Black mothers, 17.5% to Hispanic mothers, and 7.4% to Asian mothers.)

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s White babies:

Girl names, WhiteBoy names, White
1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Eleanor
4. Amelia
5. Emma		1. James
2. William
3. Oliver
4. Henry
5. Theodore

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Black babies:

Girl names, BlackBoy names, Black
1. Nova
2. Naomi
3. Ava
4. Brielle
5. Zuri		1. Noah
2. Amir
3. Josiah
4. Elijah
5. Ezra

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Hispanic babies:

Girl names, HispanicBoy names, Hispanic
1. Mia
2. Isabella
3. Sofia
4. Genesis
5. Camila		1. Liam
2. Dylan
3. Matteo
4. Noah
5. Thiago

And these were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Asian babies:

Girl names, AsianBoy names, Asian
1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Chloe
5. Eliana		1. Noah
2. Muhammad
3. Henry
4. Lucas
5. Ethan

Finally, here’s a link to Virginia’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Virginia (public domain)