Overview

Each year Service Alberta, the provincial department responsible for vital statistics, publishes a list of Alberta’s top baby names. The list of most popular girl and boy names is compiled from the birth information provided by parents and processed 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

2019

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

All boy names in 2019 (PDF, 821 KB)

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

All girl names in 2019 (PDF, 1.0 MB)

2018

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

All boy names in 2018 (PDF, 2.2 MB)

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

All girl names in 2018 (PDF, 2.3 MB)

2017

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

All boy names in 2017 (PDF, 2.2 MB)

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

All girl names in 2017 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

2016

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

All boy names in 2016 (PDF, 2.3 MB)

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

All girl names in 2016 (PDF, 2.6 MB)

2015

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

All boy names in 2015 (PDF, 2.1 MB)

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

All girl names in 2015 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

2014

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

All boy names in 2014 (PDF, 2.1 MB)

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

All girl names in 2014 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

2013

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

All boy names in 2013 (PDF, 2 MB)

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

All girl names in 2013 (PDF, 2.4 MB)

2012

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

All boy names in 2012 (PDF, 2 MB)

Girls: Emma, Olivia, Emily, Sophia, Ava, Lily, Ella, Isabella, Abigail, Chloe

All girls names in 2012 (PDF, 2.4 MB)

2011

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

All boy names in 2011 (PDF, 389 KB)

Girls: Olivia, Sophia, Emma, Emily, Ava, Chloe, Abigail, Lily, Brooklyn, Sophie

All girl names in 2011 (PDF, 330 KB)

1990 to 2010

For baby names before 2010, see our baby names records:

Baby boy names registered by year

Baby girl names registered by year

Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender