PREGNANCY

We reveal the most popular baby names chosen by Canadian parents in 2008
Michele Holcomb

Don't forget you can look up baby names by province: see below.

1 Ava 2 Emma 3 Olivia 4 Chloe, Chloé, Kloé, Kloe, Cloe 5 Sarah, Sara 6 Emily, Emilee 7 Hannah, Hanna, Hana 8 Madison, Maddison, Madisyn 9 Abigail, Abigaile, Abagael, Abagail, Abbagaele, Abbagail, Abbigail, Abbigayle, Abegael 10 Sophia, Sofia 11 Ella 12 Maya 13 Victoria 14 Isabella 15 Grace 16 Elizabeth 17 Julia 18 Gabrielle, Gabrièle 19 Megan 20 Hailey, Hayley, Haylea, Haylie, Hayleigh, Haylee 21 Samantha 22 Lea 23 Alyssa, Allysa, Alissa, Alysa 24 Jade 25 Rosalie		1 Ethan 2 Nathan, Nathon 3 William 4 Jacob, Jakob 5 Noah 6 Samuel 7 Matthew, Mathew, Mathieu 8 Joshua, Joshau, Joshuwa 9 Benjamin 10 Alexander, Alexandre 11 Nicholas 12 Ryan 13 Owen 14 Lucas, Lukas 15 Liam 16 Gabriel 17 Daniel 18 Logan, Loggan 19 Thomas 20 Zachary, Zackary, Zacharie, Zachery, Zakary, Zackarie, Zackery 21 James 22 Jack 23 Jayden, Jaden, Jadyn 24 Aiden, Ayden 25 Alex

Be sure to read on for the next 25!

Top Baby Names by province and territory for 2008

• Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland & Labrador • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Quebec • Saskatchewan

*Please note that the top 100 Canadian baby names were compiled from provincial resources where available.

Originally published in Today's Parent, March 2009