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Popular Names in British Columbia

Names gathered around a shared theme.

20 namesThemed list

  1. Germanic · Royal

    Emma

    Emma began as a short form of longer Germanic names and has a meaning associated with wholeness.

    94Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  2. Hebrew · Biblical

    Ethan

    “firmness” · “long-lived”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  3. Latin · Literary

    Emily

    “rival”

    85Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  4. Hebrew · Biblical

    Jacob

    “heel grabber” · “supplanter”

    86Very commonCooling

    >99% boys

  5. Hebrew · Biblical

    Hannah

    Hannah is a Hebrew biblical name associated with divine favour and the story of Samuel’s mother.

    81CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  6. Hebrew · Timeless

    Matthew

    “gift of God” · “a gift from God”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  7. Latin · Nature

    Olivia

    “of the olive tree; one who is peaceful” · “olive tree”

    95Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  8. Gaelic · Royal

    Ryan

    “the little ruler; little king”

    81CommonCooling

    90% boys · 10% girls

  9. English · Place names

    Madison

    “daughter'of a mighty warrior” · “son of a mighty warrior”

    84CommonEasing

    1% boys · 99% girls

  10. Hebrew · Biblical

    Joshua

    “God . is salvation” · “God is salvation”

    83CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  11. Hebrew · Royal

    Sarah

    “princess”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  12. Hebrew · Royal

    Nathan

    “he has given” · “God has given”

    84CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  13. Hebrew · Literary

    Jessica

    “The Lord sees all”

    56FamiliarCooling

    >99% girls

  14. Hebrew · Timeless

    Benjamin

    “son of the right hand” · “son of the south”

    91Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  15. German · Royal

    Ella

    “from a foreign land”

    85Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  16. Greek · Timeless

    Alexander

    “helper and defender of mankind”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  17. Latin · Timeless

    Grace

    Grace is an English word name with religious roots and later associations with both public figures and everyday naming traditions.

    84CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  18. Greek · Timeless

    Nicholas

    “of the victorious people”

    78CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  19. Gaelic · Literary

    Sophia

    “wisdom”

    94Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  20. Gaelic

    Owen

    “born of Esos”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

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