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Alberta’s top baby names

See the list of most popular baby names by year.

Overview

Each year Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, the provincial department responsible for vital statistics, publishes a list of Alberta’s top baby names. The list of the most popular girls' and boys' names is compiled from the birth information provided by parents and registered  by the department for a particular year.

More statistical information about Alberta births, marriages, deaths, stillbirths and legal changes of name can be found on the Open Government portal.

Below are the most popular baby names in Alberta, by year.

Top baby names

2023

Boys: Noah, Liam, Oliver, Theodore, Jack, Henry, Lucas, Benjamin, James, William

Girls: Olivia, Amelia, Sophia, Charlotte, Emma, Isla, Evelyn, Chloe, Violet, Ava

2022

Boys: Noah, Liam, Theodore, Oliver, Jack, William, Benjamin, James, Henry, Lucas

Girls: Olivia, Sophia, Emma, Amelia, Harper, Charlotte, Ava, Isla, Lily, Chloe

2021

Boys: Noah, Jack, Oliver, Liam, Theodore, William, Ethan, Levi, Benjamin, Henry

Girls: Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Emma, Amelia, Sophia, Isla, Abigail, Chloe, Evelyn

2020

Boys: Noah, Oliver, Liam, Benjamin, William, Jack, Lucas, Theodore, Levi, Owen

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Ava, Sophia, Amelia, Isla, Emily, Lily, Abigail

2019

Boys: Noah, Liam, Oliver, Ethan, Jack, William, Lucas, Owen, Benjamin, Jacob

Girls: Olivia, Charlotte, Sophia, Emma, Ava, Amelia, Emily, Abigail, Hannah, Elizabeth

2018

Boys: Liam, Oliver, Noah, Ethan, Logan, Lucas, Jacob, William, Benjamin, Jack

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Emily, Ava, Abigail, Harper, Sophia, Amelia, Elizabeth

2017

Boys: Noah, Liam, Benjamin, Logan, Lucas, William, Ethan, Oliver, Jack, Jacob

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Ava, Sophia, Emily, Abigail, Amelia, Isabella, Aria

2016

Boys: Liam, Benjamin, Lucas, Oliver, Noah, William, Ethan, Jack, Lincoln, Owen

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Ava, Emily, Charlotte, Amelia, Abigail, Chloe, Aria

2015

Boys: Liam, Noah, Ethan, Benjamin, Lucas, William, Oliver, Mason, Logan, Alexander

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Emily, Sophia, Ava, Chloe, Abigail, Ella, Avery, Amelia

2014

Boys: Liam, Ethan, Benjamin, William, Logan, Noah, Jacob, Oliver, Lucas, Carter

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Emily, Sophia, Ava, Isabella, Abigail, Ella, Charlotte, Hannah

2013

Boys: Liam, Lucas, Ethan, Noah, Logan, Benjamin, William, Jacob, Mason, Carter

Girls: Olivia, Emma, Emily, Sophia, Ava, Avery, Abigail, Charlotte, Chloe, Lily

All baby names since 1990 

See all baby names in Alberta since 1990:

Baby boy names since 1990

Baby girl names since 1990

Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender

Contact

Connect with the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Contact Centre:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-7013 (Edmonton and area)
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-422-4225

Email: [email protected]

Mail:
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 2023
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 4W7

Courier:
Vital Statistics
Document Reception
John E. Brownlee Building
10365 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 5C5