Top Names of 2008
The most popular names recorded in 2008 were Emma for girls and Nathan for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official StatCan data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emma | 2,079 |
| 2 | Olivia | 1,874 |
| 3 | Ava | 1,598 |
| 4 | Emily | 1,534 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,418 |
| 6 | Chloe | 1,408 |
| 7 | Sophia | 1,251 |
| 8 | Isabella | 1,174 |
| 9 | Abigail | 1,173 |
| 10 | Madison | 1,113 |
| 11 | Sophie | 1,072 |
| 12 | Hannah | 1,069 |
| 13 | Ella | 974 |
| 14 | Julia | 883 |
| 15 | Maya | 870 |
| 16 | Grace | 866 |
| 17 | Lily | 862 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 816 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 814 |
| 20 | Mia | 801 |
| 21 | Hailey | 796 |
| 22 | Alyssa | 795 |
| 23 | Victoria | 776 |
| 24 | Zoe | 757 |
| 25 | Samantha | 753 |
| 26 | Alexis | 725 |
| 27 | Gabrielle | 721 |
| 28 | Taylor | 691 |
| 29 | Brooklyn | 682 |
| 30 | Sara | 664 |
| 31 | Lauren | 651 |
| 32 | Brooke | 650 |
| 33 | Sofia | 647 |
| 34 | Leah | 643 |
| 35 | Jade | 636 |
| 36 | Avery | 620 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 614 |
| 38 | Jessica | 610 |
| 39 | Claire | 609 |
| 40 | Addison | 606 |
| 41 | Mya | 603 |
| 42 | Anna | 589 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 565 |
| 44 | Isabelle | 557 |
| 45 | Lea | 542 |
| 46 | Megan | 542 |
| 47 | Amelia | 535 |
| 48 | Kayla | 535 |
| 49 | Keira | 533 |
| 50 | Eva | 531 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Nathan | 2,285 |
| 2 | William | 2,213 |
| 3 | Jacob | 2,194 |
| 4 | Ethan | 2,182 |
| 5 | Noah | 1,979 |
| 6 | Samuel | 1,865 |
| 7 | Lucas | 1,736 |
| 8 | Gabriel | 1,699 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 1,658 |
| 10 | Liam | 1,647 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,602 |
| 12 | Matthew | 1,582 |
| 13 | Alexander | 1,532 |
| 14 | Joshua | 1,521 |
| 15 | Logan | 1,516 |
| 16 | Ryan | 1,459 |
| 17 | Daniel | 1,332 |
| 18 | Owen | 1,304 |
| 19 | Zachary | 1,261 |
| 20 | Adam | 1,203 |
| 21 | Evan | 1,185 |
| 22 | Jack | 1,182 |
| 23 | James | 1,142 |
| 24 | Michael | 1,120 |
| 25 | Jayden | 1,113 |
| 26 | Anthony | 1,096 |
| 27 | Justin | 1,095 |
| 28 | Dylan | 1,062 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 1,043 |
| 30 | Tristan | 1,031 |
| 31 | Aiden | 1,017 |
| 32 | Xavier | 1,002 |
| 33 | David | 969 |
| 34 | Carter | 894 |
| 35 | Andrew | 881 |
| 36 | Felix | 867 |
| 37 | Olivier | 827 |
| 38 | Tyler | 796 |
| 39 | Joseph | 794 |
| 40 | Alexis | 782 |
| 41 | Isaac | 777 |
| 42 | Mason | 759 |
| 43 | Jackson | 758 |
| 44 | Connor | 754 |
| 45 | Cameron | 750 |
| 46 | Hayden | 742 |
| 47 | Gavin | 740 |
| 48 | Antoine | 724 |
| 49 | Caleb | 723 |
| 50 | Austin | 719 |