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
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 2,400 |
| 2 | Emma | 2,232 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 1,703 |
| 4 | Sophia | 1,414 |
| 5 | Chloe | 1,395 |
| 6 | Ava | 1,328 |
| 7 | Amelia | 1,173 |
| 8 | Mia | 1,170 |
| 9 | Emily | 1,125 |
| 10 | Abigail | 1,096 |
| 11 | Zoe | 957 |
| 12 | Alice | 923 |
| 13 | Sofia | 912 |
| 14 | Ella | 880 |
| 15 | Victoria | 872 |
| 16 | Isabella | 866 |
| 17 | Lily | 856 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 840 |
| 19 | Mila | 806 |
| 20 | Evelyn | 805 |
| 21 | Hannah | 793 |
| 22 | Sarah | 787 |
| 23 | Grace | 782 |
| 24 | Aria | 749 |
| 25 | Avery | 749 |
| 26 | Eva | 748 |
| 27 | Sophie | 715 |
| 28 | Scarlett | 710 |
| 29 | Claire | 684 |
| 30 | Madison | 677 |
| 31 | Maya | 670 |
| 32 | Isla | 661 |
| 33 | Charlie | 641 |
| 34 | Ellie | 641 |
| 35 | Anna | 640 |
| 36 | Clara | 637 |
| 37 | Audrey | 608 |
| 38 | Lea | 608 |
| 39 | Jade | 587 |
| 40 | Julia | 581 |
| 41 | Rosalie | 573 |
| 42 | Zoey | 544 |
| 43 | Brooklyn | 542 |
| 44 | Hailey | 540 |
| 45 | Violet | 538 |
| 46 | Florence | 524 |
| 47 | Rose | 517 |
| 48 | Leah | 509 |
| 49 | Stella | 502 |
| 50 | Quinn | 495 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Liam | 2,257 |
| 2 | William | 2,165 |
| 3 | Noah | 2,072 |
| 4 | Benjamin | 1,938 |
| 5 | Jacob | 1,838 |
| 6 | Lucas | 1,709 |
| 7 | Logan | 1,676 |
| 8 | Ethan | 1,650 |
| 9 | Nathan | 1,572 |
| 10 | James | 1,473 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,452 |
| 12 | Oliver | 1,329 |
| 13 | Gabriel | 1,323 |
| 14 | Samuel | 1,290 |
| 15 | Leo | 1,149 |
| 16 | Jack | 1,148 |
| 17 | Adam | 1,129 |
| 18 | Owen | 1,121 |
| 19 | Alexander | 1,088 |
| 20 | Mason | 1,066 |
| 21 | Jackson | 1,018 |
| 22 | Felix | 976 |
| 23 | Jayden | 961 |
| 24 | Daniel | 960 |
| 25 | Lincoln | 957 |
| 26 | Ryan | 892 |
| 27 | Aiden | 877 |
| 28 | Isaac | 847 |
| 29 | Carter | 845 |
| 30 | Henry | 835 |
| 31 | Charles | 833 |
| 32 | Hunter | 832 |
| 33 | Caleb | 810 |
| 34 | Zachary | 776 |
| 35 | Hudson | 767 |
| 36 | Michael | 761 |
| 37 | Joshua | 749 |
| 38 | Xavier | 749 |
| 39 | David | 736 |
| 40 | Nolan | 729 |
| 41 | Wyatt | 714 |
| 42 | Theodore | 710 |
| 43 | Grayson | 699 |
| 44 | Matthew | 678 |
| 45 | Evan | 676 |
| 46 | Dylan | 673 |
| 47 | Connor | 670 |
| 48 | Luke | 668 |
| 49 | Jaxon | 658 |
| 50 | Anthony | 643 |