Saskatchewan’s Top Baby Names in 2022

EHealth Saskatchewan has released the top 20 baby names for 2022.

Olivia is the most popular name for baby girls for the eighth consecutive year, and Noah was the top pick for baby boys for the second year in a row.

Amelia came in second place in girl’s name, experiencing a significant jump from eighth place in 2021. Noah narrowly beat out long-standing favourite Liam which claimed second place.

According to data published on February 13, 2023, there were 60 baby girls named Olivia, followed by Amelia, Emma, Ava, Lily, and Sophia. On the boys’ side, there were 58 babies named Noah, followed by Liam, Leo, and tied in the next two spots were Jack and Lucas, and Benjamin and Theodore.

The top 20 list saw some new additions, with Mia re-entering the girls’ list at number 15 after only appearing once in the top 20 in the past decade, in 2013. Walker came in at number 12, and Beau was at number 16 on the boys’ side.

Top 20 Girl Names			Top 20 Boy Names
Rank	Name	Total Named	Rank	Name	Total Named
1	Olivia	60	1	Noah	58
2	Amelia	44	2	Liam	52
3	Emma	43	3	Leo	47
4	Ava	41	4	Jack	44
5	Lily	39	5	Lucas	44
6	Sophia	37	6	Benjamin	43
7	Isla	35	7	Theodore	43
8	Charlotte	33	8	James	42
9	Willow	32	9	Levi	40
10	Abigail	31	10	Lincoln	40
11	Nora	31	11	Oliver	40
12	Aurora	28	12	Walker	39
13	Chloe	28	13	William	36
14	Ivy	28	14	Maverick	33
15	Mia	28	15	Asher	32
16	Ellie	27	16	Beau	32
17	Scarlett	27	17	Hudson	32
18	Ella	26	18	Luke	31
19	Emily	26	19	Alexander	30
20	Hazel	26	20	Elijah	30

As of February 13, 2023, there were 12,802 live births registered in Saskatchewan, with final counts anticipated to be completed in March. This number doesn’t include Saskatchewan mothers who gave birth outside of the province.