Quebec's 100 most popular baby names just dropped and you can probably guess some
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Whether you're having a baby soon, fantasizing about your future with a crush who doesn't know you exist, or simply enjoy gawking at people's life choices, you're going to want to take a look at Quebec's annual ranking of the province's most popular baby names.
This week, Retraite Québec unveiled its list of the 100 most popular baby names of 2023 and, oh baby, are they... very easily guessable — especially, if you interact with young children on a regular basis, say if you're a teacher or if you have a lot of friends with young kids.
For boys, the top five hasn't changed since 2018 — the names have remained the same with only the order varying from year to year. For girls, the top six has stayed the same, in varying orders, since 2021.
So, depending on the type of person you are, here's a list of baby names you can either use as inspiration or avoid at all costs. These are the most popular baby names of last year.
*The number in brackets represents the number of babies given a particular name in 2023.
Girls:
- Alice (465)
- Florence (465)
- Emma (456)
- Olivia (430)
- Charlie (415)
- Charlotte (405)
- Livia (359)
- Lea (326)
- Beatrice (300)
- Juliette (300)
- Clara (296)
- Mila (295)
- Romy (294)
- Sofia (294)
- Rose (291)
- Zoe (280)
- Mia (253)
- Eva (222)
- Rosalie (211)
- Chloe (208)
- Leonie (200)
- Victoria (189)
- Flavie (188)
- Julia (188)
- Jade (183)
- Adele (180)
- Elena (180)
- Maeva (177)
- Billie (175)
- Amelia (159)
- Jeanne (159)
- Raphaelle (158)
- Ophelie (145)
- Sophia (144)
- Margot (142)
- Eleonore (140)
- Sophie (133)
- Elizabeth (132)
- Clemence (127)
- Ellie (124)
- Flora (124)
- Camille (123)
- Laura (123)
- Maya (123)
- Lily (121)
- Simone (119)
- Jasmine (115)
- Mathilde (109)
- Sarah (105)
- Anna (104)
As you can see, Alice and Florence both overtook Emma, which was the most popular name for girls in 2021 and 2022, with Florence climbing to the top from its fifth place position in 2022. Beatrice also rose in the ranks to crack the top 10, moving up from 13th place in 2022. Meanwhile, Olivia dropped from second to fourth last year.
Boys:
- Noah (613)
- Liam (556)
- Leo (549)
- Thomas (535)
- William (520)
- Edouard (495)
- Jacob (468)
- Louis (427)
- Nathan (400)
- Arthur (398)
- Emile (378)
- Charles (369)
- Theo (357)
- Jules (346)
- Arnaud (329)
- James (320)
- Adam (318)
- Logan (310)
- Raphael (299)
- Felix (293)
- Theodore (273)
- Laurent (272)
- Lucas (266)
- Victor (259)
- Elliot (258)
- Eloi (254)
- Henri (251)
- Benjamin (245)
- Jackson (233)
- Gabriel (218)
- Milan (218)
- Olivier (207)
- Nolan (201)
- Samuel (194)
- Matheo (189)
- Eli (188)
- Ethan (188)
- Jayden (180)
- Antoine (175)
- Alexis (172)
- Leonard (149)
- Matteo (147)
- Jake (146)
- Robin (143)
- Zack (135)
- Tristan (132)
- Luca (128)
- Mayson (128)
- Axel (127)
- Malik (126)
Spoiler: There are definitely some familiar baby names that are clearly beloved beyond just Quebec. We're looking at you, Noah.
This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.
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