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 baby 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.

RELATED: Nameberry’s Top Baby Name Trends for 2021

Between 2015 & 2021, 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, William, Olivia, Emma, and Charlotte.

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 appeared 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.

2022

There were 5,208 babies born in New Brunswick in 2022, according to the provincial government. The top given names were:

1. Noah (up from 6th place in 2021)
2. Liam (down from 1st place in 2021)
3. William ( down from 2nd place in 2021)
4. Jack (up from 15th place in 2021)
5. Thomas (up from 9th place in 2021)
6. Oliver (down from 4th place in 2021)
7. Benjamin (down from 5th place in 2021)
8. Olivia (up from 12th place in 2021)
9. Emma (up from 28th place in 2021)
10. Amelia (dropped out of the top in 2021, but had been 2nd for girls in 2020)
11. Jacob (up from 13th place in 2021)
12. Theodore (up from 17th place in 2021)
13. Owen (down from 7th place in 2021)
14. Henry (dropped from 11th place in 2021)
15. Logan (up from 19th place in 2021)
16. Levi (down from 8th place in 2021)
17. James (down from 16th place in 2021)
18. Violet (dropped out of the top in 2021, was 5th place for girls in 2020)
19. Charlotte (dropped from 3rd in 2021)
20. Hudson (dropped from 14th in 2021)

For comparison, the top Nova Scotia baby names in 2022 were:

1. Oliver
2. Jack
3. Charlotte
4. Violet
5. William
6. Emma
7. Owen
8. Olivia
9. Henry
10. Noah
11. Theodore
12. Amelia
13. Ellie
14. Levi
15. Grayson
16. Liam
17. Beau
18. Harper
19. Sadie
20. Jackson
21. Theo
22. Thomas

There were 6,828 births in Nova Scotia in 2022, which has been registering births since 1864, when the most popular names were Mary and John.

2021 

There were 6,443 babies born in New Brunswick in 2021. The top names given were:

1. Liam
2. William
3. Charlotte
4. Oliver
5. Benjamin
6. Noah
7. Owen
8. Levi
9. Thomas
10. Jackson
11. Henry
12. Olivia
13. Jacob
14. Hudson
15. Jack
16. James
17. Theodore
18. Sophia
19. Logan
20. Ellie
21. Gabriel
22. Paisley
23. Lincoln
24. Eli
25. Sophie
26. Willow
27. Isla
28. Emma
29. Ella
30. Abigail
31. Lucas
32. Jaxon

2020

There were 5,403 babies born in New Brunswick in 2020; 2,579 girls and 2,824 boys.

Top Girls Names for 2020

1. Olivia
2. Amelia
3. Emma
4. Charlotte
5. Violet
6. Ella
7. Scarlett
8. Ellie
9. Ava
10. Sophie
11. Mia

Top Boys Names for 2020

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jack
4. Jackson
5. Benjamin
6. Lincoln
7. William
8. Oliver
9. Thomas
10. 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

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia
5. Ava
6. Evelyn
7. Chloe
8. Scarlett
9. Violet
10. Sophia
11. Emily
12. Madison

Top Boys Names for 2019

1. William
2. Liam
3. Noah
4. Logan
5. Benjamin
6. Jacob
7. Jack
8. Thomas
9. Owen
10. Lucas
11. Oliver
12. 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

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia
5. Avery
6. Everly
7. Abigail
8. Zoé
9. Ellie
10. Audrey
11. Sophia
12. Ava
13. Lily
14. Emily
15. Jade
16. Chloe
17. Alice
18. Mila
19. Isabella
20. Hannah

Top Boys Names for 2018

1. William
2. Liam
3. Noah
4. Oliver
5. Jack
6. Jacob
7. Lucas
8. Mason
9. Logan
10. Henry
11. James
12. Benjamin
13. Xavier
14. Owen
15. Connor
16. Félix
17. Thomas
18. Ethan
19. Caleb
20. 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

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Amelia
4. Charlotte
5. Sophia
6. Madison
7. Ella
8. Elizabeth
9. Willow
10. Audrey
11. Claire
12. Sophie
13. Lily
14. Isabelle
15. Grace
16. Alexa
17. Abigail
18. Scarlett
19. Ellie
20. Violet

Top Boys Names for 2017

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Benjamin
4. William
5. Logan
6. Jack
7. Lucas
8. Oliver
9. Thomas
10. Samuel
11. Mason
12. Wyatt
13. James
14. Lincoln
15. Owen
16. Xavier
17. Jacob
18. Jake
19. Grayson
20. 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

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte
4. Sophia
5. Ellie
6. Mia
7. Evelyn
8. Anna
9. Amelia
10. Lily
11. Hailey
12. Abigail
13. Madison
14. Grace
15. Ava
16. Audrey
17. Sophie
18. Zoey
19. Sadie
20. Peyton

Top Boys Names for 2016

1. Liam
2. Jacob
3. William
4. Thomas
5. Noah
6. Benjamin
7. Samuel
8. Jack
9. Owen
10. Mason
11. Jaxon
12. Xavier
13. Caleb
14. Oliver
15. Lincoln
16. Olivier
17. Lucas
18. Isaac
19. Jackson
20. 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

1. Jacob
2. Noah
3. Liam
4. William
5. Samuel
6. Owen
7. Logan
8. Nathan
9. Jack
10. Ethan
11. Benjamin
12. Isaac
13. Caleb
14. Xavier
15. Carter
16. Alexander
17. Alexandre
18. Lucas
19. Gabriel
20. Hunter
21. Dylan
22. Riley

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 2010

1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Sophie
4. Olivia
5. Chloe
6. Emily
7. Sophia
8. Ella
9. Abigail
10. Isabella
11. Lily
12. Madison
13. Isabelle
14. Mia
15. Leah
16. Brooklyn
17. Zoé
18. Grace
19. Mya
20. Lauren
21. Claire

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 2000

1. Jacob
2. Joshua
3. Samuel
4. Brandon
5. Nicholas
6. Benjamin
7. Matthew
8. Ryan
9. Dylan
10. Zachary
11. Alexander
12. Tyler
13. Noah
14. Justin
15. Michael
16. Cameron
17. Kyle
18. Austin
19. Ethan
20. Christopher

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 2000

1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Madison
4. Sarah
5. Hannah
6. Olivia
7. Taylor
8. Ashley
9. Jessica
10. Lauren
11. Megan
12. Mackenzie
13. Jenna
14. Samantha
15. Abigail
16. Kayla
17. Gabrielle
18. Sophie
19. Kaitlyn
20. Rachel

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 1990

1. Matthew
2. Justin
3. Christopher
4. Michael
5. Joshua
6. Ryan
7. Andrew
8. Nicholas
9. Joseph
10. Jordan
11. Kyle
12. Jonathan
13. Daniel
14. Brandon
15. Patrick
16. Mathieu
17. David
18. Jason
19. Eric
20. Adam
21. James

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 1990

1. Jessica
2. Samantha
3. Amanda
4. Sarah
5. Ashley
6. Kayla
7. Stephanie
8. Brittany
9. Vanessa
10. Melissa
11. Emily
12. Rebecca
13. Jennifer
14. Marie
15. Julie
16. Megan
17. Laura
18. Katelyn
19. Courtney
20. Danielle
21. Christine

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR BOYS NAMES IN 1980

1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Jason
4. Matthew
5. David
6. Andrew
7. Daniel
8. Joseph
9. Robert
10. Eric
11. Marc
12. Adam
13. Mark
14. Ryan
15. Scott
16. Kevin
17. Justin
18. Brian
19. James
20. Nicholas

NEW BRUNSWICK’S MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAMES IN 1980

1. Amanda
2. Melissa
3. Jennifer
4. Julie
5. Sarah
6. Lisa
7. Amy
8. Melanie
9. Marie
10. Michelle
11. Angela
12. Stephanie
13. Tanya
14. Erin
15. Christine
16. Heather
17. Nicole
18. Annie
19. Cindy
20. Sylvie