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
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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
For the deaf or hard-of-hearing:
TTY: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton and area)
Toll free TTY: 1-800-232-7215 (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 2023
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W7
Courier:
Vital Statistics
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