A list of the top 20 baby names for 2020 was released by eHealth Saskatchewan today. Liam was once again the most popular name for baby boys for the 11th year in a row, and Olivia was the most popular name for baby girls for the sixth year in a row. The second most popular boy name was Jack and the second most popular girl name was Emma.
There were 63 baby boys named Liam in 2020, followed by Jack, Hudson, Noah and Oliver. There were 69 baby girls named Olivia, followed by Emma, Amelia, Sophia and Emily.
Some new names debuted on the top 20 lists. Bennett tied at number 17 on the list of boy names and Aurora debuted at number 12 on the list of girl names. Maverick debuted in 2019 tied at number 19 on the boy’s list, and saw a significant rise in popularity in 2020; it now sits in the eighth spot.
Several of the most popular baby boy names from 2019 did not reappear on the 2020 top 20 list, including Emmett, Logan, Ethan, Asher, Thomas and Jackson. This was also the first time in more than 10 years that the name Alexander did not make the list of top boy names. The baby girl names that did not carry over from 2019 were Chloe, Ella, Everly, Hannah, Brielle, Violet and Aria.
As of December 9, 2020, 12,044 live births were registered in Saskatchewan. The final count will be completed in March. The number of live births registered in 2019 was 14,668. This does not include Saskatchewan mothers who gave birth outside of the province.
Top 20 Girl Names
Top 20 Boy Names
Rank
Name
Total Named
Rank
Name
Total Named
1
OLIVIA
69
1
LIAM
63
2
EMMA
45
2
JACK
48
3
AMELIA
43
3
HUDSON
43
4
SOPHIA
39
4
NOAH
43
5
EMILY
37
5
OLIVER
43
6
HARPER
34
6
WILLIAM
42
7
ADDISON
31
7
THEODORE
39
8
AVA
31
8
MAVERICK
37
9
ELLIE
31
9
BENJAMIN
36
10
ISLA
30
10
LINCOLN
36
11
SCARLETT
30
11
LUKE
36
12
AURORA
28
12
LUCAS
35
13
ABIGAIL
27
13
WYATT
35
14
CHARLOTTE
27
14
HENRY
34
15
HAZEL
25
15
OWEN
34
16
QUINN
22
16
LEVI
33
17
ELIZABETH
21
17
BENNETT
32
18
IVY
21
18
HUNTER
32
19
NORA
21
19
LEO
32
20
SADIE
21
20
JAMES
29
