Top Names of 2006

The most popular names recorded in 2006 were Emma for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official StatCan data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emma2,140
2Emily1,659
3Sarah1,594
4Olivia1,569
5Ava1,499
6Chloe1,258
7Hannah1,249
8Madison1,223
9Abigail1,097
10Isabella1,035
11Ella980
12Julia930
13Grace907
14Maya896
15Sophia892
16Samantha844
17Hailey763
18Elizabeth761
19Jessica758
20Victoria754
21Megan722
22Rachel709
23Gabrielle700
24Alyssa697
25Zoe693
26Lauren686
27Mia684
28Jade681
29Sara679
30Charlotte678
31Lea631
32Alexandra629
33Sophie629
34Mackenzie626
35Taylor590
36Lily586
37Sydney581
38Kayla580
39Anna578
40Brooklyn576
41Ashley574
42Keira555
43Paige555
44Avery554
45Brooke552
46Jasmine552
47Alexis542
48Mya537
49Sofia526
50Isabelle525

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob2,237
2Nathan2,163
3William2,155
4Ethan2,143
5Noah1,911
6Samuel1,856
7Matthew1,835
8Joshua1,777
9Benjamin1,589
10Ryan1,522
11Alexander1,483
12Daniel1,443
13Lucas1,441
14Thomas1,431
15Zachary1,414
16Liam1,407
17Logan1,394
18Justin1,376
19Gabriel1,361
20Owen1,341
21Nicholas1,266
22Michael1,221
23Anthony1,181
24Adam1,179
25Evan1,151
26Andrew1,105
27Jack1,088
28Dylan1,065
29James1,058
30Tyler1,014
31David1,012
32Tristan1,002
33Carter946
34Xavier929
35Austin893
36Connor886
37Jeremy869
38Aiden861
39Aidan860
40Cole801
41Alexis773
42Joseph773
43Jordan753
44Cameron750
45Felix736
46Antoine721
47Alexandre711
48Christopher702
49Nicolas702
50Brandon691