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Popularity of the baby name Mason


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Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2015

According to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Victoria, Australia, in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 393 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 352
3. Amelia, 338
4. Ava, 324
5. Mia, 283
6. Chloe, 281
7. Zoe, 268
8. Evie, 263
9. Sophie, 242
10. Emily, 237		1. Oliver, 527 baby boys
2. Jack, 415
3. William, 411
4. Thomas, 337
5. Noah, 320
6. Ethan, 305
7. James, 286
8. Lucas, 284
9. Max, 258
10. Charlie, 249

Zoe and Evie replaced Ella and Ruby in the girls’ top 10, and Max and Charlie replaced Mason and Alexander in the boys’ top 10.

Here are the 2014 rankings.

Source: Popular baby names in Victoria – Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2015

Flag of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand

According to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, the most popular baby names in New Zealand in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

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

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 268 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 260
3. Harper, 259
4. Sophie, 255
5. Emily, 247
6. Ella, 233
7. Isla, 230
8. Mia, 217
9. Amelia, 209
10. Isabella, 201		1. Oliver, 348 baby boys
2. Jack, 308
3. William, 272
4. James, 251
5. Benjamin, 246
6. Mason, 238
7. Hunter, 236
8. Charlie, 229
9. Liam, 228
10. Jacob, 220

Mia and Isabella replaced Sophia and Ruby in the girls’ top 10, and Hunter and Charlie replaced Noah and Lucas in the boys’ top 10.

Harper, now 3rd, was down in 7th in 2014.

Just for fun, here are NZ’s top baby names of 1915:

Girl Names, 1915Boy Names, 1915
1. Mary, 551 baby girls
2. Margaret, 433
3. Dorothy, 316
4. Jean, 298
5. Kathleen, 228
6. Edna, 218
7. Eileen, 218
8. Phyllis, 206
9. Joyce, 195
10. Joan, 193		1. John, 958 baby boys
2. William, 788
3. James, 561
4. George, 450
5. Robert, 396
6. Thomas, 346
7. Arthur, 313
8. Charles, 291
9. Albert, 259
10. Ronald, 233

As you’d expect, the top names of a century ago were much more dominantly popular than today’s top names — which is even more impressive when you consider the fact that, in the 1910s, New Zealand was welcoming roughly half as many babies as it does today in the 2010s.

Sources: Olivia and Oliver top baby names for 2015, Most Popular Male and Female First Names

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

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2015

According to provisional data released yesterday by the Nova Scotia Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province this year were Ava and Owen.

Here are Nova Scotia’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma
4. Charlotte
5. Sadie
6. Abigail
7. Amelia, Emily, Scarlett & Sophia (4-way tie)
8. Audrey,
9. Chloe & Madison (tie)
10. Sophie		1. Owen
2. William
3. Liam
4. Benjamin
5. Oliver
6. Jack & Jacob (tie)
7. Hunter, Logan & Mason (3-way tie)
8. Noah
9. Carter
10. Ethan & Wyatt (tie)

In 2014, the top names were Emma and Liam.

Sources: Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia in 2015, Nova Scotia Open Data

Popular baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), 2014

According to data from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the most popular baby names in 2014 were Olivia and Jackson (and variants).

Here are the Canadian province’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Lily/Lilly/Lillie
4. Ava/Avah
5. Averee/Averie/Avery/Avierie
6. Ella
7. Emilee/Emily
8. Chloe/Khloe
9. Madison
10. Sadie		1. Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxxon/Jaxxen/Jaxen
2. Liam
3. Jack
4. Benjamin
5. Jacob/Jakob/Jaycob
6. Luke
7. Mason
8. Nathan
9. Noah
10. William

On the boys’ list, Jacob,* Luke, Mason, Nathan and Noah replaced Owen, Carter,* Chase, Ryan, and Aidan*.

On the girls’ list, Ella, Madison and Sadie replaced Sophia,* Sarah,* and Hailey,*

Sadie, now 10th, was way down in 55th in 2013. Olivia, the current #1 name, was only in 8th place the previous year.

Regions with smaller populations tend to see more volatility in their baby name rankings from year to year. For scale, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador is a bit lower than that of Wyoming, the least populous U.S. state.

*”and variants”

Source: Top 100 Baby Names – Open Data Newfoundland and Labrador