The BC Government just released the Most Chosen First Names of children for 2016. It’s a little surprising given some of the classic names that continued to be chosen by parents on behalf of their little ones. Top 5 boys names in BC for 2016:
5) Jacob
4) James
3) Liam
2) Ethan
…and the most popular name for a boy born in BC in 2016 – Lucas.
231 babies were named Lucas in 2016.
Top 5 girls names:
5) Amelia
4) Emily
3) Sophia
2) Charlotte
…and number one with 265 baby girls in 2016…Olivia.
For a full list of babies names throughout BC in 2016 you can go here:
https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/vs/babynames/baby2016.html Of the 45,399 babies born in this province on 2016, more boys (23,210) were born than girls (22,188 )
Neil
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