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The most popular girl baby names in Canada, ranked by total births. 5,282 names from Ontario Open Data.

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5,282
Girl Names
5,324,773
Total Births
#1
Most Popular: Marie
#1 Marie
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
French
127,429 births #2 Mary
“Beloved; wished-for child; sea of bitterness”
Hebrew — from Miriam (מִרְיָם), possibly from meri (beloved) or mar (bitter) + yam (sea)
118,175 births #3 Jennifer
“Fair one, white phantom, white wave”
Cornish/Welsh
61,722 births #4 Margaret
“Pearl — rare beauty formed through patience”
Greek
60,023 births #5 Elizabeth
“My God is abundance; pledged to God”
Hebrew — from Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁבַע): El (God) + sheva (oath, abundance)
51,716 births #6 Sarah
“Princess; noblewoman”
Hebrew — from Sarah (שָׂרָה), meaning princess or lady of high rank
50,967 births #7 Patricia
“Ruler and power — commanding strength and leadership”
Germanic
50,049 births #8 Susan
“Together, sacred”
Sanskrit
47,597 births #9 Linda
“Beautiful, pretty, tender”
Spanish/Germanic
45,404 births #10 Barbara
“Foreign, strange, stranger”
Greek
44,116 births #11 Karen
“Great or rocky hill”
Irish/Gaelic
40,566 births #12 Jessica
“God beholds; God's grace”
Possibly coined by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596), from Hebrew Yiskah (יִסְכָּה)
38,786 births #13 Sandra
“Manly and brave — courage with strength of character”
French/Portuguese
36,955 births #14 Catherine
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
Greek
36,644 births #15 Lisa
“Pledged to God, God is my oath”
English/German
35,187 births #16 Emily
“Rival; industrious; eager”
Latin Aemilia, from the Roman family name Aemilius — possibly from aemulus (rival)
34,679 births #17 Michelle
“Who is like God”
French
34,048 births #18 Laura
“Laurel, bay tree, crowned with laurel”
Latin
33,677 births #19 Amanda
“Worthy of love, lovable”
Latin
32,825 births #20 Nancy
“Grace and divine favor — a gift from God”
English/French
32,461 births #21 Helen
“Bright, shining, torch”
Greek
31,608 births #22 Nicole
“Victory of the people”
French/Greek
31,374 births #23 Donna
“World ruler, brown chief”
Irish/Celtic
30,353 births #24 Deborah
“Bee”
Hebrew
29,998 births #25 Stephanie
“Crown, garland, wreath”
French/Greek
29,555 births #26 Heather
“Flowering heath plant”
Canadian
29,411 births #27 Christine
“Follower of Christ, anointed”
Latin/Greek
28,877 births #28 Emma
“Whole, universal; all-embracing”
Old Germanic Ermen or Irmin — meaning universal or whole
28,469 births #29 Melissa
“Honey bee”
Greek
27,675 births #30 Dorothy
“Gift of God — a blessing from heaven”
Greek
27,518 births #31 Shirley
“Peaceful, tranquil, or his gift”
Hebrew
27,370 births #32 Carol
“Free man; strong and manly”
Old Germanic Karl — from carl (free man), the same root as Charles and Charlotte
26,697 births #33 Sharon
“High mountain; exalted; strong”
Hebrew — from Aharon (אַהֲרֹן), possibly from a root meaning high, exalted, or mountain
25,904 births #34 Ashley
“Ash tree meadow; dweller near the ash tree clearing”
Old English — from æsc (ash tree) + leah (meadow, clearing)
25,593 births #35 Olivia
“Olive tree — symbol of peace, beauty, and abundance”
Latin oliva (olive); possibly coined or popularized by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night (1602)
25,018 births #36 Samantha
“God has heard; told by God”
Possibly a feminine form of Samuel (Hebrew Shemu'el) combined with the suffix -antha, or of Aramaic origin
24,384 births #37 Victoria
“Victory — triumph, strength, and a conquering spirit”
Latin — from victoria (victory), feminine form of Victor
24,096 births #38 Kathleen
“Goddess of wisdom and warfare”
Greek — the name of the goddess Athena; etymology uncertain, possibly pre-Greek
23,329 births #39 Brenda
“Saint, holy person; eagle”
Turkish/Japanese
23,308 births #40 Katherine
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
Greek
23,228 births #41 Joan
“Dove — gentle messenger of peace and hope”
Hebrew
21,648 births #42 Rebecca
“To bind, to tie, captivating, snare”
Hebrew
21,524 births #43 Anna
“Grace and favor — effortless elegance and divine blessing”
Latin and Greek form of Hannah — from Hebrew Channah (חַנָּה), meaning grace or favor
21,476 births #44 Judith
“Woman from Judea, praised”
Hebrew
20,719 births #45 Angela
“Angel, messenger of God”
Greek/Latin
20,711 births #46 Kelly
“Bright-headed, war, strife”
Irish Gaelic
20,612 births #47 Maria
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
Latin/Hebrew
20,610 births #48 Janet
“Spear strength, brave spearman”
Germanic/English
20,600 births #49 Ruth
“Friend; companion; vision of beauty”
Hebrew — from Ruth (רוּת), possibly from re'ut (friend, companion)
20,402 births #50 Julia
“Youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julian family”
Latin Julia — feminine of Julius, from the ancient Roman Julian clan
20,243 births #51 Julie
“Youthful, downy-bearded, of Julius”
French
19,898 births #52 Rachel
“Ewe, female sheep, gentle”
Hebrew
19,846 births #53 Kimberly
“Royal fortress meadow, from the royal fortress”
English
19,340 births #54 M 18,865 births #55 Wendy
“Connected to the divine — a name rooted in spiritual meaning”
Hebrew
18,539 births #56 Diane
“From Denmark, valley”
Old English/Norse
18,531 births #57 Andrea
“Manly, brave, courageous”
Greek/Italian
18,087 births #58 Cheryl
“Bowman; one who shoots arrows”
Old French archier — occupational surname for a skilled archer or bowman
17,888 births #59 Jean
“God is gracious”
French/Hebrew
17,856 births #60 Grace
“Grace; elegance; God's favor”
Latin gratia — meaning favor, blessing, elegance, from gratus (pleasing, thankful)
17,792 births #61 Christina
“Follower of Christ, Christian”
Greek/Latin
17,363 births #62 Evelyn
“Wished-for child; life”
English surname origin, possibly from the French Aveline (hazelnut) or from the Hebrew Eve (life)
17,124 births #63 Jacqueline
“Supplanter, may God protect”
French
17,020 births #64 Amy
“Beloved — deeply cherished and treasured”
French/Latin
16,760 births #65 Joanne
“God is gracious”
Scandinavian/Germanic/Hebrew
16,522 births #66 Marilyn
“Bitter, beloved combined with a lake”
English
16,349 births #67 Charlotte
“Free woman; petite and feminine”
French feminine form of Charles, from Old Germanic Karl (free man)
15,953 births #68 Betty
“Bear strength, quarrelsome”
Germanic/Old English
15,928 births #69 Hannah
“Grace; favor; He (God) has favored me”
Hebrew — from Channah (חַנָּה), from chanan (to show favor, to be gracious)
15,910 births #70 Megan
“Pearl; great and mighty”
Welsh — a diminutive of Margaret, from Greek Margarites (pearl)
15,869 births #71 Audrey
“Noble strength — power wrapped in quiet dignity”
Old English Æthelthryth — from æthel (noble) + thyth (strength), shortened through Audrey
15,835 births #72 Alexandra
“Defender of the people”
Greek
15,670 births #73 Lauren
“Laurel, from Laurentum”
English/Latin
15,639 births #74 Natalie
“Christmas Day, born on Christmas”
French/Latin
15,525 births #75 Danielle
“God is my judge”
French
15,177 births #76 Sophia
“Wisdom — the highest of all virtues in ancient philosophy”
Greek — from sophia (σοφία), wisdom
15,119 births #77 Janice
“Healer or the Lord is salvation”
Greek/Hebrew
15,059 births #78 Baby
“Father's joy, my father is joyful”
Hebrew/English
14,840 births #79 Erin
“Ireland, from Ireland, peace”
Irish
14,685 births #80 Shannon
“Peace, auspicious”
Sanskrit
14,658 births #81 Anne
“Grace and divine favor — a gift from God”
Hebrew/French
14,637 births #82 Marion
“High mountain; exalted; strong”
Hebrew — from Aharon (אַהֲרֹן), possibly from a root meaning high, exalted, or mountain
14,506 births #83 Kathryn
“Pure and clear — unblemished goodness and transparent heart”
Greek (variant)
14,465 births #84 Sara
“Princess, noblewoman”
Hebrew
14,128 births #85 Cynthia
“From Mount Cynthus, goddess of the moon”
Greek
14,063 births #86 Pamela
“Industrious, striving”
French/Germanic
13,999 births #87 Melanie
“Dark, black-skinned”
Greek
13,777 births #88 Madison
“Son of Matthew; son of Maud”
English surname — a variant of Mathieson (son of Matthew) or Maddison
13,639 births #89 Isabella
“Pledged to God; my God is abundance”
Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁבַע)
13,468 births #90 Ava
“Life; bird-like; voice”
Possibly from Latin avis (bird) or a short form of Germanic names beginning with Av-
13,393 births #91 Alice
“Noble; of noble kind”
Old French Aalis, from Germanic Adalheidis — from adal (noble) + heid (kind, sort)
13,316 births #92 Abigail
“Father's joy; source of joy”
Hebrew — from Avigayil (אֲבִיגַיִל): avi (my father) + gil (joy)
13,301 births #93 Tammy
“Palm tree”
Canadian
13,150 births #94 Debra
“Bee”
Hebrew
13,000 births #95 Doris
“Ardent lord, studious”
Welsh/Arabic
12,966 births #96 Carolyn
“Free woman; strong and womanly”
Latin Carolus, French Caroline — feminine form of Charles, from Old Germanic Karl (free man)
12,958 births #97 Joyce
“Royal, famous, son of the king”
English/Germanic
12,542 births #98 Frances
“Free woman, from France”
Latin/French
12,441 births #99 Chloe
“Blooming; young green shoot”
Greek — from khloe (χλόη), meaning a fresh green sprout or young plant
12,053 births #100 Jane
“God is gracious”
English
12,047 births
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