Olivia, Lucas most popular 2015 baby names in Waterloo Region

Olivia and Lucas top the list of popular baby names in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge for 2015.

CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2015 9:39 AM EST | Last Updated: December 22, 2015

Nature was reflected on the list of popular baby names registered in Ontario for 2015. The top were: Autumn, River, Summer, Skye/Sky, Winter/Wynter. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register/Associated Press)

Olivia and Lucas top the list of popular baby names in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge for 2015.

According to Service Ontario, the provincial agency that records vital statistics in the province, because the year isn't over yet they don't have a final head count on the number of new babies registered in the province. However, the government office says that in 2014, they registered just under 145-thousand births (74 thousand boys, 71 thousand girls).

The top list of girls' names registered in Kitchener for 2015:

Olivia.
Emma.
Charlotte.
Abigail, Sophia (tie).
Avery, Isabella (tie).

The top list of boys' names registered in Kitchener for 2015:

Lucas.
William.
Mason.
Noah.
Benjamin.

Spelling it out

According to Service Ontario, many popular names have received multiple spelling tweaks and twists. Many familiar names now highlight a rare, original or unique spelling with a familiar pronunciation.

The top names with multiple spellings include:

Boys:

Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson/Jaxen/Jaxxon/Jaxyn.
Lucas/Lukas.
Jacob/Jakob/Jakub/Jaycob.
Mason/Mayson/Masen.
Aiden/Aidan/Ayden/Aydin.
Alexander/Aleksander/Alexsandar.
Daniel/Daniyal/Danial.
Muhammad/Mohammad/Mohamed/
Mohammed/Muhammed/Mohamad.
Nicholas/Nicolas/Nikolas/Nickolas.
Aria/Arya/Ariya/Aarya/Ariyah/Ariah.
Matthew/Mathew/Mathieu/Mattieu.
Ryan/Rian.
Jayden/Jaden/Jaiden/Jadon/Jaydon.

Girls:

Sophia/Sofia/Sofiya.
Emma/Emma/Ema.
Ava/Avah.
Emily/Emilie/Emilee.
Maya/Mya/Maia/Myah/Maiya/Mayah.
Chloe/Khloe.
Abigail/Abigail/Abbigail/Abbygail/Abigale/Abigael/Abygail.
Isabella/IIzabella/Isabela/Izabela.
Avery/Averie/Averi.
Aria/Arya/Ariya/Aarya/Ariyah/Ariah.
Hannah/Hanna/Hana.
Lily/Lilly/Lillie.
Mia/Miya/Miah/Miyah.
Zoe/Zoey.
Ella/Ela.
Arianna/Ariana/Aryana/Aryanna/Ariyana.
Sarah/Sara.
Amelia/Amilia.
Madeleine/Madelyn/Madeline/Madilyn/
Madelynn/Madalyn/Madelaine/Madalynn
Madison/Maddison/Madisyn

Named after...

Ontario's natural surroundings were reflected in two ways in the top registered baby names of 2015: the weather, and flowers will always be a topic of conversation for these children when they grow up:

Nature