By rdnewsNOW

Top Alberta baby names for 2018

Jan 16, 2019 | 5:14 AM

EDMONTON — Alberta welcomed 50,104 babies into the world last year – 25,717 boys and 24,387 girls.

Olivia was the most popular name choice for baby girls for the fifth year in a row, with Emma and Charlotte close behind.

Liam has reclaimed the top boy’s name in Alberta, taking the No. 1 spot back from Noah.

Noah dropped from first to third place in the boys’ names list, while Oliver jumped to the second most popular name spot.  

Service Alberta recorded 13,363 different baby names in 2018. From popular culture to nature, parents found name inspiration from a variety of sources.

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Some of the more unique names appear to be inspired by Marvel comics (Loki, Thanos, Captain), Star Wars films (Kylo, Leia, Anakin), books from the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus), places (Ireland, Chicago, Venice), outer space (Galaxy, Jupiter, Moon) and gemstones (Amethyst, Sapphire, Onyx, Diamond).

The full list of boy names and girl names are posted online.