Canada's most popular baby names in 2024

Release date: September 24, 2025
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Description: Canada's most popular baby names in 2024

Top 10 baby names

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The information is grouped by Rank (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Rank Boys Girls
1 Noah Olivia
2 Liam Charlotte
3 Theodore Emma
4 Leo Amelia
5 William Sophia
6 Oliver Sofia
7 Lucas Mia
8 James Chloe
9 Benjamin Lily
10 Thomas Ava

Biggest jumps in popularity from 2023 to 2024Note 1

Table 2
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The information is grouped by Name (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Name Rank in 2024 Rank in 2023
Boys  
Zorawar 74 127
Weston 76 108
Adrian 92 117
Roman 85 108
Brooks 71 89
Girls  
Lainey 71 131
Asees 84 141
Fatima 100 139
Adeline 86 114
Lydia 98 126

Flower girls

From 1991 to 2024, many flower names for girls shot up in popularity.

Table 3
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The information is grouped by Name (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Name Rank in 2024 Rank in 1991
Lily 9 518
Violet 17 1167
Ivy 33 948
Rose 38 341
Rosalie 63 378
Willow 67 1099
Iris 105 948
Dahlia 198 2397
Poppy 233 n.r.Note 2
Briar 265 1914

Did you know? Jasmine has been in the top 100 baby girl names every year since 1991, the first year on record.

Short and sweet

From 1991 to 2024, several one-syllable boy names became more common, reflecting a preference for short, strong-sounding names that are easy to pronounce. 

Table 4
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The information is grouped by Name (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Name Rank in 2024 Rank in 1991
James 8 15
Jack 11 249
Miles 38 437
Luke 39 108
Beau 50 522
Kai 51 585
Max 86 298
Finn 164 n.r.Note 2
Sam 227 319
Jax 262 n.r.Note 2

Fun fact: James has never gone out of style—it has ranked among the top 35 boy names every single year from 1991 to 2024.

Source: Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0147-01 – First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, https://doi.org/10.25318/1710014701-eng.

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