Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that these were the top baby names of 2019. In fact, these are the top baby names for 2018.
Ontario has released its list of the top 10 baby boy and baby girl names for 2018.
Liam and Olivia top the list at number one for each gender:
Ontario’s top ten baby boy names:
- Liam
- Noah
- Lucas
- William
- Benjamin
- Ethan
- Logan
- Oliver
- Jacob
- James
Ontario’s top 10 baby girl names:
- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Ava
- Sophia
- Evelyn
- Mia
- Emily
- Chloe
Ontario says the top five baby girl names have been the same since 2017.
Olivia could be the name of the decade as it has been at the top of the baby names list for the last nine years, according to the province. Ontario had 8,300 Olivia’s registered from January 2010 to December 2018. In 2018 alone, 863 girls were named Olivia, while 795 boys were named Liam.
The name William has been a top baby boy name since 1917.
Ontario’s Office of the Registrar General compiles the annual lists of baby names from registered births in the province and keeps all baby name lists online, the government says.
The government release the list on Dec. 20, 2019 and said it is for a complete view of 2018 names “to ensure the data provided is an accurate picture of all babies born in that year, because in certain cases, eligible parents can register their child’s birth online within 12 months of the birth date.”