Top five girl names
Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia.
CA ranking · 2020
Most popular baby names in Canada in 2020.
Olivia and Liam lead the 2020 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Olivianumber-one girl name
Liamnumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
84,619recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Liam, Noah, William, Benjamin, and Leo.
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What changed in 2020?
This is the first reviewed year in our 2020–2024 series, so it provides the baseline for later comparisons.
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Top girl names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Canada. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 2,082 |
| 2 | Emma | 1,662 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 1,562 |
| 4 | Amelia | 1,235 |
| 5 | Sophia | 1,163 |
| 6 | Chloe | 1,091 |
| 7 | Ava | 1,022 |
| 8 | Mia | 1,012 |
| 9 | Alice | 901 |
| 10 | Mila | 878 |
| 11 | Isla | 842 |
| 12 | Zoe | 815 |
| 13 | Sofia | 800 |
| 14 | Lily | 773 |
| 15 | Sophie | 742 |
| 16 | Charlie | 738 |
| 17 | Evelyn | 735 |
| 18 | Emily | 732 |
| 19 | Abigail | 730 |
| 20 | Ella | 725 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 701 |
| 22 | Hannah | 699 |
| 23 | Ellie | 695 |
| 24 | Scarlett | 649 |
| 25 | Clara | 642 |
| 26 | Eva | 640 |
| 27 | Maya | 638 |
| 27 | Victoria | 638 |
| 29 | Nora | 632 |
| 30 | Isabella | 631 |
| 31 | Avery | 614 |
| 32 | Aria | 606 |
| 33 | Claire | 569 |
| 34 | Grace | 567 |
| 35 | Violet | 563 |
| 36 | Ivy | 556 |
| 36 | Zoey | 556 |
| 38 | Rose | 551 |
| 39 | Harper | 548 |
| 40 | Anna | 527 |
| 40 | Layla | 527 |
| 42 | Florence | 526 |
| 43 | Lea | 521 |
| 44 | Hazel | 513 |
| 44 | Madison | 513 |
| 46 | Emilia | 509 |
| 47 | Luna | 507 |
| 48 | Livia | 505 |
| 49 | Julia | 494 |
| 50 | Rosalie | 464 |
Top boy names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Canada. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 2,213 |
| 2 | Noah | 2,137 |
| 3 | William | 1,717 |
| 4 | Benjamin | 1,559 |
| 5 | Leo | 1,509 |
| 6 | Oliver | 1,375 |
| 7 | Lucas | 1,336 |
| 8 | Logan | 1,296 |
| 9 | Jacob | 1,275 |
| 10 | James | 1,266 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,237 |
| 12 | Theodore | 1,232 |
| 13 | Nathan | 1,231 |
| 14 | Jack | 1,216 |
| 15 | Ethan | 1,194 |
| 16 | Adam | 991 |
| 17 | Owen | 976 |
| 18 | Samuel | 930 |
| 19 | Jackson | 927 |
| 20 | Henry | 905 |
| 21 | Levi | 900 |
| 22 | Felix | 854 |
| 23 | Gabriel | 851 |
| 24 | Charles | 835 |
| 25 | Alexander | 823 |
| 26 | Arthur | 817 |
| 27 | Jayden | 811 |
| 28 | Daniel | 795 |
| 29 | Lincoln | 768 |
| 30 | Theo | 766 |
| 31 | Hudson | 752 |
| 32 | Nolan | 708 |
| 33 | Mason | 692 |
| 34 | Caleb | 683 |
| 35 | Isaac | 671 |
| 36 | Aiden | 646 |
| 37 | Carter | 631 |
| 38 | Ryan | 617 |
| 39 | Maverick | 616 |
| 40 | Michael | 607 |
| 41 | Elijah | 597 |
| 41 | Grayson | 597 |
| 43 | David | 596 |
| 44 | Luke | 575 |
| 45 | Elliot | 570 |
| 46 | Wyatt | 567 |
| 47 | Louis | 563 |
| 48 | Eli | 559 |
| 49 | Muhammad | 553 |
| 50 | Asher | 536 |
Publisher
Statistics Canada
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
Canada
Release
Final reviewed release for 2020
Coverage
50 girl names and 50 boy names
Reviewed data licence
Statistics Canada Open Licence
Source review
Checked 6 August 2026
Source methodology
Canadian Vital Statistics Birth Database national aggregate by mother's residence; Frequencies below five are excluded, accents are stripped, and hyphens are retained. All-uppercase source spellings are deterministically converted to Unicode title case for the shared product identity. Rows pair official Frequency and Rank indicators and include every rank through 50, including ties.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
What are the most popular baby names in Canada?
Olivia is the number-one girl name and Liam is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2020 release.
What area does this list cover?
It covers Canada exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
How are tied names shown?
5 tied rank positions are preserved from the reviewed data. After a tie, the next rank advances by the number of names sharing that position.
How complete is the page?
The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.
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