Olivia, Oliver most popular B.C. baby names for 2019
Olivia has been going strong for a decade
If you seem to notice a lot of Olivias under the age of 10 running around, it's more than a coincidence.
The name has taken the crown again for most popular girl name of the year in an almost decade-long trend, followed by Oliver for boys in 2019.
The B.C. Vital Statistics Agency released a ranking Tuesday of the most popular names for roughly 43,000 babies born in B.C. between Jan. 1 to Dec. 18.
And the winners are:
- Olivia
- Oliver
- Lucas
- Liam
- Ethan
- Noah
- William
- Benjamin
- Charlotte
- Emma
- Leo
The numbers are preliminary because parents can register their baby's name up to three months after birth, meaning the final results aren't ready until the spring, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said.
Olivia has been going strong for some time now, ranking as the top girls' name for nearly a decade, except for 2015 when Emma nudged ahead by two babies, and in 2011.
Popular boys names fluctuate a bit more each year, with Liam, Benjamin, Ethan, Lucas and Oliver all vying for the top positions over the decade.
It's quite the shift from a century ago, when John and Mary appeared over and over again as the top names for babies — with the occasional Edith, Dorothy, Walter and Ernest sprinkled throughout the Top 10 lists.