According to Retraite Québec, the most popular baby names in the Canadian province of Quebec last year were Emma and Noah.
Here are Quebec’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
- Emma, 521 baby girls
- Olivia, 519
- Alice, 508
- Florence, 498
- Charlie, 488
- Livia, 473
- Charlotte, 465
- Lea, 462
- Romy, 357
- Zoe, 344
- Clara, 335
- Juliette, 331
- Rosalie, 327
- Beatrice, 326
- Rose, 322
- Chloe, 314
- Eva, 312 (tie)
- Sofia, 312 (tie)
- Mia, 290
- Mila, 283
- Victoria, 253
- Jade, 249
- Julia, 245
- Leonie, 230
- Maeva, 221 (tie)
- Raphaelle, 221 (tie)
- Jeanne, 200
- Camille, 194
- Amelia, 193
- Flavie, 187
- Ophelie, 179
- Elizabeth, 177
- Elena, 176
- Adele, 164 (tie)
- Eleonore, 164 (tie)
- Sophia, 157
- Jasmine, 145
- Laurence, 144 (tie)
- Lexie, 144 (tie)
- Alicia, 143
- Lily, 139
- Oceane, 137
- Ellie, 136
- Sarah, 129
- Anna, 125 (3-way tie)
- Flora, 125 (3-way tie)
- Simone, 125 (3-way tie)
- Noelie, 124 (tie)
- Sophie, 124 (tie)
- Maelie, 123
Boy Names
- Noah, 717 baby boys
- William, 709
- Thomas, 645
- Leo, 622
- Liam, 618
- Jacob, 529
- Nathan, 519
- Arthur, 508
- Edouard, 499
- Felix, 484
- Logan, 476
- Emile, 465 (tie)
- Louis, 465 (tie)
- Charles, 408
- Raphael, 396
- James, 366
- Arnaud, 362 (tie)
- Theo, 362 (tie)
- Victor, 360
- Adam, 337
- Elliot, 332
- Alexis, 329
- Henri, 308
- Jules, 306
- Benjamin, 301
- Samuel, 290
- Gabriel, 289
- Milan, 282 (tie)
- Olivier, 282 (tie)
- Laurent, 280
- Theodore, 277
- Nolan, 274
- Jackson, 271
- Jayden, 266
- Lucas, 256
- Antoine, 245
- Zack, 239
- Eloi, 230 (tie)
- Ethan, 230 (tie)
- Matheo, 212
- Axel, 204
- Jake, 203
- Eli, 198
- Mathis, 191
- Hubert, 190
- Xavier, 177
- Zachary, 176
- Leonard, 171
- Loic, 170
- Mayson, 166
In the girls’ top 10, Zoe replaced Clara.
In the boys’ top 10, Felix replaced Logan.
And here are some of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Quebec last year:
Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
Auxane, Beaulieu, Celtina, Dulcinee, Ephelina, Freticia, Gamaelle, Hestia, Isalie, Jophina, Kautjaq, Lasiala, Milaloup, Nausicaa, Oncy, Protea, Qulliq, Riziki, Sensitiva, Timmiak, Uzia, Violaine, Waapikun, Xeia, Yzea, Zoona | Amenzo, Blinken, Clydirk, Dawensky, Eliodore, Fritzner, Ghiss, Hulkson, Ikuagasak, Jackary, Kaulder, Lafleche, Mclovin, Nickford, Otsoa, Piponik, Qianli, Raynloc, Stratos, Trupt, Ulys, Vinicius, Wendrick, Xakhan, Yamsongo, Zoric |
Some possible explanations/associations for a few of the above:
- Beaulieu means “beautiful place” in French.
- Kaulder was a character in the movie The Last Witch Hunter (2015).
- McLovin was a name used on a fake ID in the movie Superbad (2007).
- Milaloup looks like a combination of the name Mila and the French word loup, meaning “wolf.”
- Nausicaa was a character in Homer’s Odyssey.
- Qulliq refers to a seal-oil/whale blubber lamp used by the Inuit.
- Timmiak refers to a duck or a goose in Inuktitut.
In 2020, the top names in Quebec were Olivia and Liam.
Sources: List of Baby Names – Retraite Québec, Noah and Emma most popular baby names in Quebec in 2021
Image: Adapted from Flag of Quebec (public domain)