Most Popular Baby Names In B.C. In 2017 Include Benjamin And Olivia

The Canadian Press, 30 Dec, 2017 02:23 PM

VICTORIA — The name Benjamin is poised to become the most popular moniker for boys born in British Columbia in 2017.

The Ministry of Health says Benjamin has edged ahead of perennial contenders Liam and Lucas, while Logan and James are also in the running for B.C.'s top five names given to boys this year.

The list from the Vital Statistics Agency is based on preliminary numbers to Dec. 15.

The ministry says if the trends continue, Ethan and Oliver could be pushed from the top five for the first time in years.

The most popular names for girls in 2017 mirror the 2016 list with last year's winner Olivia well ahead of second-spot Emma, followed by Sophia, Charlotte and Ava.

The Health Ministry says final statistics on 2017 names will be published later next year.

There were 45,399 babies born in B.C. in 2016: 22,188 girls and 23,210 boys.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Two Dead, One Hurt In Street Fight In Chilliwack, B.C.

Police say two people are dead and another person is injured after a fight at a Chilliwack, B.C., intersection late Friday.

Two Dead, One Hurt In Street Fight In Chilliwack, B.C.

Effort To Remove Infant's Gender From Health Card Advances Equality, Experts Say

Kori Doty, a B.C. parent who identifies as transgender and prefers the pronoun they, refused to provide the sex of their child Searyl to the government when they were born in November.

Effort To Remove Infant's Gender From Health Card Advances Equality, Experts Say

B.C. Orders More People To Evacuate As Wildfire Situation Deteriorates

Angie Thorne hugged her granddaughter as she looked for the first time at the blackened pit where her home of 21 years had stood just days earlier.

B.C. Orders More People To Evacuate As Wildfire Situation Deteriorates

Vancouver Police Investigate Suspicious Death

Officers were called to the building just before 5:00 p.m. today and are treating the death as suspicious until they collect further information.

Vancouver Police Investigate Suspicious Death

Innocent Female Bystander Shot In Brazen Daylight Drive-By Shooting In Surrey, B.C.

Surrey Police say a woman was the "unintended victim" of a shooting between two suspects in a residential neighbourhood on the 7700-block of 147A Street

Innocent Female Bystander Shot In Brazen Daylight Drive-By Shooting In Surrey, B.C.

Omar Khadr Apology And Alleged Compensation Of $10.5 Million: Issue Of Justice Or Vote-Bank?

What about the rights of Christopher Speer, who lost his life in a grenade attack? What about the rights of another soldier, who permanently lost eyesight in one of his eyes?