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Popularity of the baby name Lucas


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Popular baby names in New Brunswick (Canada), 2018

According to New Brunswick’s Vital Statistics Office, the most popular baby names in the Canadian province last year were Olivia and William.

Here are New Brunswick’s top 10 girl names and top 10+ boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia, 50 baby girls
  2. Emma, 49
  3. Charlotte, 35
  4. Amelia, 29
  5. Avery, 24 (tie)
  6. Everly, 24 (tie)
  7. Abigail, 23
  8. Ava, 22
  9. Sophia, 21
  10. Jade, 20

Boy Names

  1. William, 63 baby boys
  2. Liam, 50
  3. Noah, 46
  4. Oliver, 39
  5. Jack, 38
  6. Jacob, 35
  7. Logan, 33
  8. Lucas, 32
  9. Henry, 28
  10. Owen, 27 (3-way tie)
  11. Benjamin, 27 (3-way tie)
  12. Ethan, 27 (3-way tie)

In 2017, the top two names in N.B. were Emma and Liam.

Sources: New Brunswick’s birth numbers and top baby names for 2018, NB Top 20 Popular Baby Names 1980-2018 – GNB

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2018

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province in 2018 were Olivia and William.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 44 baby girls
2. Sophia, 42
3. Charlotte and Emma, 38 each (tie)
4. Amelia, 34
5. Ava, 33
6. Isla, 32
7. Abigail, 31
8. Evelyn, 29
9. Sadie and Sophie, 28 each (tie)
10. Mia and Scarlett, 27 each (tie)

Boy Names
1. William, 61 baby boys
2. Benjamin, 49
3. Hunter, 41
4. Lincoln, 40
5. Jack, 38
6. Noah and Oliver, 37 each (tie)
7. Logan and Owen, 35 each (tie)
8. Ethan and Liam, 34 each (tie)
9. Lucas, 33
10. Mason, 32

In the girls’ top 10, Isla, Sadie, Sophie, and Mia replaced Ella, Claire, Hannah, and Lily.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason replaced James and Alexander.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 28th.)

In 2017, the top two names were the same.

Source: This Year’s Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia

Popular baby names in Manitoba (Canada), 2018

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

Here are Manitoba’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 65 baby girls
2. Emily, 62
3. Charlotte, 57
4. Amelia, 47
5. Sophia, 46
6. Chloe, 42
7. Isabella, 41
8. Abigail, 39
9. Emma, 37
10. Aria, 35

Boy Names
1. Lucas (and Luke), 78 baby boys
2. Liam, 71
3. Noah, 70
4. William, 50
5. Benjamin, 49
6. Logan, 48
7. Jacob, 46
8. Ethan, 45
9. Lincoln, 44 (tie)
10. Connor, 44 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Isabella and Aria replaced Ava and Mia.

In the boys’ top 10, Connor replaced Mason.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names were Olivia and Liam.

Sources: Annual Report – Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency – Province of Manitoba, Olivia, Lucas top 2018’s Manitoba baby names

Popular baby names in New York City, 2017

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According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Ava
7. Leah
8. Emily
9. Sarah
10. Abigail

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jacob
4. Ethan
5. David
6. Lucas
7. Matthew
8. Jayden
9. Aiden
10. Daniel

In the girls’ top ten, Abigail replaced Madison.

In the boys’ top ten, David and Jayden replaced Dylan and Michael.

Within each of the five boroughs, the top baby names were…

  • Manhattan: Olivia and James
  • Bronx: Isabella and Liam
  • Brooklyn: Esther and David
  • Queens: Emma and Liam
  • Staten Island: Olivia and Michael

And finally, some of the baby names bestowed just 10 times each in NYC last year:

  • Artemis, Tzippy, Reizy (girl names)
  • Azriel, Zeus, Thaddeus (boy names)

NYC also used to break down top names by ethnic/racial group (see the 2015 rankings, for example) but this time around the news release didn’t include that information.

Source: Health Department Announces Emma and Liam Are Most Popular Baby Names For 2017

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