Top Names of 2016

The most popular names recorded in 2016 were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official StatCan data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Olivia2,400
2Emma2,232
3Charlotte1,703
4Sophia1,414
5Chloe1,395
6Ava1,328
7Amelia1,173
8Mia1,170
9Emily1,125
10Abigail1,096
11Zoe957
12Alice923
13Sofia912
14Ella880
15Victoria872
16Isabella866
17Lily856
18Elizabeth840
19Mila806
20Evelyn805
21Hannah793
22Sarah787
23Grace782
24Aria749
25Avery749
26Eva748
27Sophie715
28Scarlett710
29Claire684
30Madison677
31Maya670
32Isla661
33Charlie641
34Ellie641
35Anna640
36Clara637
37Audrey608
38Lea608
39Jade587
40Julia581
41Rosalie573
42Zoey544
43Brooklyn542
44Hailey540
45Violet538
46Florence524
47Rose517
48Leah509
49Stella502
50Quinn495

Boys

#NameBabies
1Liam2,257
2William2,165
3Noah2,072
4Benjamin1,938
5Jacob1,838
6Lucas1,709
7Logan1,676
8Ethan1,650
9Nathan1,572
10James1,473
11Thomas1,452
12Oliver1,329
13Gabriel1,323
14Samuel1,290
15Leo1,149
16Jack1,148
17Adam1,129
18Owen1,121
19Alexander1,088
20Mason1,066
21Jackson1,018
22Felix976
23Jayden961
24Daniel960
25Lincoln957
26Ryan892
27Aiden877
28Isaac847
29Carter845
30Henry835
31Charles833
32Hunter832
33Caleb810
34Zachary776
35Hudson767
36Michael761
37Joshua749
38Xavier749
39David736
40Nolan729
41Wyatt714
42Theodore710
43Grayson699
44Matthew678
45Evan676
46Dylan673
47Connor670
48Luke668
49Jaxon658
50Anthony643