What are the most popular baby names in Canada?
There were 372,521 babies born in Canada in 2025. Approximately 51.3% were boys and 48.7% were girls. In addition to birth statistics, Statistics Canada also tracks the frequency, rank, and proportion of names given to boys and girls at birth.
After a nine-year reign, Olivia is no longer Canada’s most popular girl’s baby name; Charlotte replaced it at the top of the list in 2025, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. In 2025, 1,502 female babies were named Charlotte compared with 1,445 named Olivia. Both names have been among the top three most popular baby names for girls, with Charlotte being on the list since 2015 and Olivia since 2007. Nora entered the top 10 for the first time, replacing Ava, which has been in the top 10 since 2005, except in 2023. Meanwhile, Connie, Daliah, Maureen, and Zana are among the most unique names given to baby girls.
Meanwhile, Noah was again the most popular boys’ baby name in Canada in 2025, claiming the top spot for the fifth consecutive year. A total of 2,190 male babies were named Noah, more than 500 more than second-place Theodore at 1,629. Among the top 10 boys’ names, Theodore and Thomas rose in popularity, with each climbing one spot. Theodore went from the third-most popular boys’ baby name to second, while Thomas moved from tenth place to ninth. James fell out of the top 10, and Jack returned to the list as the seventh-most popular boys’ baby name after being left off the list the year before. Among the least popular boys’ baby names in 2025 were Craig, Valerian, and Henderson.
Statistics Canada has created the Baby Names Observatory, an interactive dashboard that you can use to explore the most popular baby names by year. It includes the rank, proportion, and frequency of names given to babies at birth. The data contained in this interactive dashboard come from the Canadian Vital Statistics - Birth database (CVSB) by Statistics Canada and the List of Baby Names (available in French only) by Retraite Québec.
