Top Baby Names in New Brunswick
One of my favourite things to read each year is the list of most popular baby names! Here are some of the top names in New Brunswick over the past few decades; I’d love to know whether your child’s name is on the list & how you picked their name. When we were trying to choose names for our three children, we loved using Baby Name Wizard’s graph that showed a name’s popularity over the past 150 years. It was a great way to try to guess if there would be other kids with that name in their class at school!
Between 2015 & 2020, some of the most popular boys & girls names in New Brunswick were also some of the most common throughout Canada and the United States, including Liam, Noah, Oliver, and William for the boys and Olivia, Emma, and Charlotte for the girls.
Emma has been in the Top 20 Names in New Brunswick since 1996; Olivia first appeared in the top 20 in 1998 and stuck around, too. Liam appears in New Brunswick’s Top 20 in 2005 and is still going strong, like his buddy Noah, who broke into the Top 20 back in 1999.
For a little trip down memory lane, the top five names in New Brunswick in 1980 were Amanda, Melissa, Jennifer, Julie, and Sarah, along with Michael, Christopher, Jason, Matthew, and David. We have more lists from the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s below!
New Brunswick name & birth statistics sourced via the Government of New Brunswick.
2020
There were 5,403 babies born in New Brunswick in 2020; 2,579 girls and 2,824 boys.
Top Girls Names for 2020
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Violet
- Ella
- Scarlett
- Ellie
- Ava
- Sophie
- Mia
Top Boys Names for 2020
- Liam
- Noah
- Jack
- Jackson
- Benjamin
- Lincoln
- William
- Oliver
- Thomas
- Jacob
2019
There were 5,355 babies born in New Brunswick in 2019; 2,603 girls and 2,752 boys.
Top Girls Names for 2019
- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Ava
- Evelyn
- Chloe
- Scarlett
- Violet
- Sophia
- Emily
- Madison
Top Boys Names for 2019
- William
- Liam
- Noah
- Logan
- Benjamin
- Jacob
- Jack
- Thomas
- Owen
- Lucas
- Oliver
- Jackson
2018
There were 5,448 babies born in New Brunswick in 2018; 2,636 girls and 2,812 boys. The top name spot was a close competition for the girls: it was basically a tie between Emma & Olivia for top spot!
Top Girls Names for 2018
- Emma
- Olivia
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Avery
- Everly
- Abigail
- Zoé
- Ellie
- Audrey
- Sophia
- Ava
- Lily
- Emily
- Jade
- Chloe
- Alice
- Mila
- Isabella
- Hannah
Top Boys Names for 2018
- William
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- Jack
- Jacob
- Lucas
- Mason
- Logan
- Henry
- James
- Benjamin
- Xavier
- Owen
- Connor
- Félix
- Thomas
- Ethan
- Caleb
- Samuel
2017
There were 5,738 babies born in New Brunswick in 2017; 2,810 girls and 2,928 boys.
Top Girls Names for 2017
- Emma
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Charlotte
- Sophia
- Madison
- Ella
- Elizabeth
- Willow
- Audrey
- Claire
- Sophie
- Lily
- Isabelle
- Grace
- Alexa
- Abigail
- Scarlett
- Ellie
- Violet
Top Boys Names for 2017
- Liam
- Noah
- Benjamin
- William
- Logan
- Jack
- Lucas
- Oliver
- Thomas
- Samuel
- Mason
- Wyatt
- James
- Lincoln
- Owen
- Xavier
- Jacob
- Jake
- Grayson
- Ethan
2016
There were 6,015 babies born in New Brunswick in 2016: 2,972 girls and 3,043 boys.
Top Girls Names for 2016
- Emma
- Olivia
- Charlotte
- Sophia
- Ellie
- Mia
- Evelyn
- Anna
- Amelia
- Lily
- Hailey
- Abigail
- Madison
- Grace
- Ava
- Audrey
- Sophie
- Zoey
- Sadie
- Peyton
Top Boys Names for 2016
- Liam
- Jacob
- William
- Thomas
- Noah
- Benjamin
- Samuel
- Jack
- Owen
- Mason
- Jaxon
- Xavier
- Caleb
- Oliver
- Lincoln
- Olivier
- Lucas
- Isaac
- Jackson
- James
We’ve found some older lists of the top names for New Brunswick, dating back to the 1980s. Check it out & don’t forget to let us know in the comments how you chose your name for your children!
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 2010
- Jacob
- Noah
- Liam
- William
- Samuel
- Owen
- Logan
- Nathan
- Jack
- Ethan
- Benjamin
- Isaac
- Caleb
- Xavier
- Carter
- Alexander
- Alexandre
- Lucas
- Gabriel
- Hunter
- Dylan
- Riley
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 2010
- Emma
- Ava
- Sophie
- Olivia
- Chloe
- Emily
- Sophia
- Ella
- Abigail
- Isabella
- Lily
- Madison
- Isabelle
- Mia
- Leah
- Brooklyn
- Zoé
- Grace
- Mya
- Lauren
- Claire
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 2000
- Jacob
- Joshua
- Samuel
- Brandon
- Nicholas
- Benjamin
- Matthew
- Ryan
- Dylan
- Zachary
- Alexander
- Tyler
- Noah
- Justin
- Michael
- Cameron
- Kyle
- Austin
- Ethan
- Christopher
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 2000
- Emily
- Emma
- Madison
- Sarah
- Hannah
- Olivia
- Taylor
- Ashley
- Jessica
- Lauren
- Megan
- Mackenzie
- Jenna
- Samantha
- Abigail
- Kayla
- Gabrielle
- Sophie
- Kaitlyn
- Rachel
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 1990
- Matthew
- Justin
- Christopher
- Michael
- Joshua
- Ryan
- Andrew
- Nicholas
- Joseph
- Jordan
- Kyle
- Jonathan
- Daniel
- Brandon
- Patrick
- Mathieu
- David
- Jason
- Eric
- Adam
- James
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 1990
- Jessica
- Samantha
- Amanda
- Sarah
- Ashley
- Kayla
- Stephanie
- Brittany
- Vanessa
- Melissa
- Emily
- Rebecca
- Jennifer
- Marie
- Julie
- Megan
- Laura
- Katelyn
- Courtney
- Danielle
- Christine
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 1980
- Michael
- Christopher
- Jason
- Matthew
- David
- Andrew
- Daniel
- Joseph
- Robert
- Eric
- Marc
- Adam
- Mark
- Ryan
- Scott
- Kevin
- Justin
- Brian
- James
- Nicholas
NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 1980
- Amanda
- Melissa
- Jennifer
- Julie
- Sarah
- Lisa
- Amy
- Melanie
- Marie
- Michelle
- Angela
- Stephanie
- Tanya
- Erin
- Christine
- Heather
- Nicole
- Annie
- Cindy
- Sylvie
