Most Popular Baby Names in Canada (2025)

Most Popular Baby Names in Canada (2025)

The top baby names across Canada’s biggest provinces. Canada has no single national registry, so these come from official provincial vital-statistics data — which is why Quebec’s French list differs.

Last updated June 2026 · Ontario, BC, Alberta and Quebec vital statistics. Free to cite with a link.

Ontario — Top 20 (2024)

Girls: Olivia, Charlotte, Sophia, Amelia, Emma, Ava, Maya, Sofia, Mia, Isla, Violet, Evelyn, Chloe, Nora, Lily, Isabella, Aria, Abigail, Eleanor, Hannah

Boys: Noah, Liam, Theodore, Oliver, Jack, Henry, Benjamin, Lucas, Muhammad, Leo, James, William, Adam, Levi, Luca, Nathan, Ethan, Owen, Daniel, Hudson

Source: Government of Ontario, Ontario Data Catalogue (2024)

Notable 2024 trend: Muhammad entered Ontario’s boys’ top 10 for the first time; Olivia has led the girls’ list for 16 years and Noah the boys’ for 6.

Quebec — Top 15 (2025, French names)

Filles: Emma, Olivia, Charlotte, Alice, Florence, Sofia, Juliette, Béatrice, Charlie, Romy, Livia, Léa, Rose, Clara, Mila

Garçons: Noah, Léo, Liam, Arthur, Louis, William, Édouard, Thomas, Théo, Adam, Théodore, Jacob, Émile, Jules, Charles

Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms (2025)

British Columbia & Alberta — Top 5 (2025)

Rank BC Girls BC Boys AB Girls AB Boys
1 Olivia Noah Olivia Noah
2 Charlotte Oliver Amelia Theodore
3 Sophia Theodore Emma/Sophia Oliver
4 Amelia Liam Charlotte Henry
5 Isla Jack Violet Jack/Lucas

Source: Province of BC Vital Statistics & Government of Alberta (2025)

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