(Montreal) In 2021, Noah was the most popular name given to baby boys born in Quebec, downgrading Liam and William for the first time, who had been at the top of this list for more than 10 years.
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Among the girls, Emma takes back her title taken from the little Léas in 2015, but which the Olivias had conquered in 2019 and 2020. The Léas had dominated this ranking for 10 years, until 2014, except for one Emma year in 2012. 2021, there were 521 new Emmas, but 519 Olivias — the fight was close. Little Alice, Florence and Charlie were not far behind.
Among the boys, the Williams had been first 14 times from 2002 to 2018, years interspersed with Samuel and Thomas. Liam had taken over in 2019 and 2020, but it was Noah who overtook William in 2021, at 717 occurrences against 709.
In 2021, the first name Liam drops from first to fifth place, and Jacob rises, from ninth to sixth position; Léo, Nathan, Arthur and Édouard are still popular.
In the novelties, the first names Zoé and Félix reappear in the list of the first 10, dislodging the little Clara and Logan from the list of winners in 2021.
It is Retraite Québec that publishes this “list of the most popular first names” each year. In addition to administering the Québec Pension Plan and the public sector pension plans, Retraite Québec administers the Family Allowance measure.