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Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2021

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province in 2021 were Olivia and Jack.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top girl names and top boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia, 54 baby girls
  2. Ava, 41
  3. Ellie, 36
  4. Isla, 34
  5. Amelia, 33
  6. Ivy, 31
  7. Violet, 30
  8. Charlotte, Evelyn & Harper, 29 each (3-way tie)
  9. Nora, 28
  10. Ella, 26
  11. Hannah, 25
  12. Avery & Emma, 24 each (tie)
  13. Isabella & Sophia, 22 each (tie)
  14. Aurora, Eleanor & Lily, 21 each (3-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Jack, 50 baby boys
  2. Noah, 48
  3. Oliver & Owen, 46 each (tie)
  4. Levi, 44
  5. Henry, 41
  6. Benjamin & William, 39 each (tie)
  7. Lucas, 38
  8. Liam, 37
  9. Theodore, 34
  10. James, 32
  11. Leo, Lincoln & Logan, 31 each (3-way tie)
  12. Wyatt, 28
  13. Declan, 26
  14. Bennett, Carter & Emmett, 25 each (3-way tie)

Aurora, Declan and Bennett are among the “new names gaining popularity,” according to the news release.

These 2021 rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 29th; by that time, Nova Scotia had 6,946 registered births.

In 2020, the top two names in NS were Olivia and Oliver.

Source: Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia (12/30)

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2021

According to Prince Edward Island’s Vital Statistics Office, the most popular baby names on the island in 2021 were Alice and Oliver.

Here are PEI’s top girl names and top boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

  1. Alice, 9 baby girls
  2. Scarlett, 8
  3. Grace, Isla & Ivy, 6 each (3-way tie)
  4. Amelia, Anna, Annie, Ava, Charlotte, Ella, Ellie, Everly, Isabella, Lexi, Lucy, Maeve, Olivia, Sophia, Sophie & Willow, 5 each (16-way tie)
  5. Adeline, Eliza, Eloise, Evelyn, Georgia, Katherine, Kinsley, Nova* & Sadie, 4 each (9-way tie)
  6. Abigail, Adalyn, Addison, Brynlee, Claire, Clara, Emery, Iris, Lydia, Lyla, Nina, Sarah & Skylar, 3 each (13-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 13 baby boys
  2. Jack & Theo, 11 each (tie)
  3. Liam, 9
  4. Austin, Ezra, Jackson, Leo & Noah, 8 each (5-way tie)
  5. Benjamin, Emmett, Ethan, Lucas* & Theodore, 7 each (5-way tie)
  6. Charlie, Henry, Luca & William, 6 each (4-way tie)
  7. Gavin, Hudson, James, Owen & Rowan, 5 each (5-way tie)
  8. Arlo, Beau, Bennett, Elijah, Elliot, Everett, Finn, Levi, Lincoln, Max, Remy, Ryker, Sawyer, Simon, Walter & Weston, 4 each (16-way tie)

These rankings are based on data covering the year up to December 13th. By that date, 619 baby girls and 704 baby boys had been born on the island.

Unexpectedly, PEI released a complete — albeit provisional — list of baby names this time around. So this year we get to check out some of the rare names bestowed just once on the island last year:

Unique Girl NamesUnique Boy Names
Anamika, Athaliah, Brayleigh, Cloud Jrai, Drienne, Élodie, Fearyn, Gray, Haddow, Ishani, Jorie, Kasia, Lorriel, Meekhal, Morayo, Neeltje, Olive-Belle, Paloma, Rilla, Ruthy, Seren, Sudisha, Tomi, Valeah, ZeraAbdul-Rahman, Bane, Berrick, Chivir, Draven, Elon, Felix, Grayden, Hanzebriel, Ibaad, Jordy, Kelton, Leonidas, Maniriho, Marchbank, Najid, Oaks, Porter, Ranaridh, Revel, Sulla, Tully, Wyndham, Yanick, Zeyang

The boy name Bane may have been inspired by the DC Comics supervillain Bane, and the boy name Ranaridh is similar to the name of former Cambodian prime minister Norodom Ranariddh, who died in late 2021.

Finally, in 2020, the top baby names on the island were Nora/Charlotte (tie) and Hudson.

*Nova and Lucas might actually be 4th-place names. My source included conflicting information.

Source: Alice, Oliver most popular P.E.I. baby names in 2021 (12/29)

Popular baby names in New York City, 2020

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According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2020 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Emma (442 baby girls)
  2. Sophia
  3. Mia
  4. Olivia
  5. Isabella
  6. Ava
  7. Leah
  8. Sarah
  9. Chloe
  10. Amelia

Boy Names

  1. Liam (682 baby boys)
  2. Noah
  3. Jacob
  4. Ethan
  5. Lucas
  6. Joseph
  7. David
  8. Aiden
  9. Alexander
  10. Daniel

In the girls’ top 10, Sarah replaced Charlotte.

In the boys’ top 10, Joseph and Alexander replaced Michael and Matthew.

In 2019, the top two names were also Emma and Liam.

Source: Emma and Liam Remain the Most Popular Baby Names in NYC – NYC Health

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

Popular baby names in Manitoba (Canada), 2020

According to Manitoba’s Vital Statistics Agency, the most popular baby names in the province last year were Olivia and Liam.

Oddly, Manitoba didn’t publish two gender-specific sets of rankings for 2020. Instead, the province’s annual report featured a single set of rankings that combined both genders.

So here are Manitoba’s top 10 baby names overall for 2020:

  1. Liam
  2. Olivia
  3. Oliver
  4. Noah
  5. Levi
  6. James
  7. Lucas
  8. Sophia
  9. Amelia
  10. Emily, Theodore (tied)

From this, we can deduce that…

  • The top four girl names were Olivia, Sophia, Amelia and Emily.
  • The top seven boy names were Liam, Oliver, Noah, Levi, James, Lucas, and Theodore.

We don’t have enough information to compare these rankings to the 2019 rankings, but we do know that the top two names stayed the same, and that Oliver jumped from 8th place to 2nd place.

Sources: Annual Report | Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch | Province of Manitoba, Annual Report 2020-2021 (pdf)