Top Names of 2009

The most popular names recorded in 2009 were Emma for girls and William for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official StatCan data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emma2,142
2Olivia2,096
3Ava1,551
4Chloe1,547
5Emily1,464
6Isabella1,428
7Sophia1,365
8Sarah1,274
9Abigail1,132
10Sophie1,112
11Ella1,085
12Madison1,064
13Lily1,007
14Alexis978
15Mia925
16Charlotte886
17Grace874
18Maya869
19Hannah861
20Elizabeth852
21Victoria809
22Julia803
23Zoe799
24Hailey755
25Leah747
26Mya718
27Alyssa717
28Sofia688
29Avery669
30Gabrielle659
31Addison653
32Brooklyn646
33Anna635
34Samantha635
35Claire619
36Taylor615
37Jade614
38Eva588
39Amelia585
40Sara559
41Rachel558
42Megan550
43Brooke548
44Lauren547
45Alexandra536
46Isabelle533
47Lea519
48Sydney518
49Kayla514
50Jasmine504

Boys

#NameBabies
1William2,489
2Ethan2,257
3Jacob2,187
4Liam2,181
5Nathan2,177
6Noah2,064
7Benjamin1,792
8Samuel1,765
9Lucas1,727
10Logan1,622
11Gabriel1,614
12Alexander1,508
13Thomas1,443
14Joshua1,380
15Matthew1,344
16Ryan1,331
17Owen1,316
18Daniel1,279
19Zachary1,148
20Evan1,134
21James1,126
22Jack1,113
23Adam1,107
24Michael1,043
25Aiden1,032
26Carter1,031
27Anthony1,026
28Tristan1,022
29Dylan1,019
30Xavier1,018
31Jayden1,016
32Justin1,011
33David972
34Olivier954
35Felix948
36Nicholas919
37Andrew857
38Mason856
39Jackson824
40Alexis801
41Tyler775
42Isaac774
43Connor770
44Joseph731
45Gavin720
46Charles718
47Austin714
48Caleb705
49Antoine704
50Cole689