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Help[Facts] Most popular names in Canada (outside of BC)
I've noticed that this website only lists popularity for names in the Canadian province of British Columbia. However, several other Canadian provinces and territories publish this data.
The province of Alberta has published name popularity data from 1990 to 2019: https://www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names.aspx
The province of Saskatchewan has published their top 20 for 2020: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/january/29/liam-and-olivia-still-saskatchewans-most-popular-baby-names-in-2020#:~:text=There%20were%2063%20baby%20boys,%2C%20Amelia%2C%20Sophia%20and%20Emily. Data from previous years is available in prior news releases.
The province of Ontario has published their top 5 for 2019: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59913/ontarios-most-popular-baby-names-for-2019 Data from previous years is available in prior news releases.
The province of Quebec has published name popularity data from 2014 to 2019: https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/services-en-ligne-outils/banque-de-prenoms/Pages/banque-de-prenoms.aspx
The province of New Brunswick has published their top 10 for 2020: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2020.12.0724.html#:~:text=Olivia%20remained%20the%20most%20popular,%2C%20Oliver%2C%20Thomas%20and%20Jacob. Previous years are available in prior news releases.
The province of Nova Scotia has also published their 2020 data in a news release: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20201230001 Previous years are available via prior news releases.
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has published its top 100 from 2013 to 2018: https://opendata.gov.nl.ca/public/opendata/page/?page-id=datasetdetails&id=445
The territory of Yukon's Bureau of Statistics publishes yearly baby name statistics, but I could only find data from 2011 to 2015: https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/ybs/fin-baby-names-in-yukon-2011-2015.pdf
Several reputable Canadian news sources have cited provincial and territorial sources in lists of annual top names in the remaining provinces and territories not listed here, but I couldn't find the original source of any of these datasets (I imagine they are from official news releases and would require some further googling).
The province of Alberta has published name popularity data from 1990 to 2019: https://www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names.aspx
The province of Saskatchewan has published their top 20 for 2020: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/january/29/liam-and-olivia-still-saskatchewans-most-popular-baby-names-in-2020#:~:text=There%20were%2063%20baby%20boys,%2C%20Amelia%2C%20Sophia%20and%20Emily. Data from previous years is available in prior news releases.
The province of Ontario has published their top 5 for 2019: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59913/ontarios-most-popular-baby-names-for-2019 Data from previous years is available in prior news releases.
The province of Quebec has published name popularity data from 2014 to 2019: https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/services-en-ligne-outils/banque-de-prenoms/Pages/banque-de-prenoms.aspx
The province of New Brunswick has published their top 10 for 2020: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2020.12.0724.html#:~:text=Olivia%20remained%20the%20most%20popular,%2C%20Oliver%2C%20Thomas%20and%20Jacob. Previous years are available in prior news releases.
The province of Nova Scotia has also published their 2020 data in a news release: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20201230001 Previous years are available via prior news releases.
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has published its top 100 from 2013 to 2018: https://opendata.gov.nl.ca/public/opendata/page/?page-id=datasetdetails&id=445
The territory of Yukon's Bureau of Statistics publishes yearly baby name statistics, but I could only find data from 2011 to 2015: https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/ybs/fin-baby-names-in-yukon-2011-2015.pdf
Several reputable Canadian news sources have cited provincial and territorial sources in lists of annual top names in the remaining provinces and territories not listed here, but I couldn't find the original source of any of these datasets (I imagine they are from official news releases and would require some further googling).
This message was edited 3/18/2021, 8:51 AM
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Just a week ago someone emailed me to say they were trying to merge all the Canadian data into one comprehensive list. Unfortunately it sounds like they had technical problems and gave up. At some point I might attempt this myself for BC + Ontario. This could replace the BC-only list that I publish here. The other provinces unfortunately do not have the same depth of data, but adding Ontario would at least be an improvement.
I should also put the list for Quebec up at some point.
I should also put the list for Quebec up at some point.
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Hi Mike, to me it seems the Quebec data is more comprehensive than the BC or Ontario data and shows a very different set of names. Would be very interesting to have this on the website if possible!
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