MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES IN SASKATCHEWAN IN 2008

Saskatchewan's most popular names for babies born in 2008 were Ethan for boys and Ava for girls.

These statistics were compiled by Information Services Corporation (ISC). The provincial Crown corporation took over administration of the Vital Statistics Registry from the Ministry of Health in 2008.

Ethan remained the most popular baby boy name for the seventh straight year, followed by the names Noah and Joshua. Ava, which was the most popular baby girl name for the third consecutive year, was followed by the names Emma and Hannah, also second and third in 2007.

There were 12,803 live births registered in Saskatchewan in 2008, a decrease from the 13,352 in 2007. This number excludes Saskatchewan mothers who gave birth outside of the province.

The list below shows the top 20 male and female baby names in their order of popularity in Saskatchewan for 2008.

To see the most popular names of previous years, visit www.isc.ca.

Male Names                                Female Names

Ethan 71                                   Ava 63
Noah 49                                    Emma 53
Joshua 40                                 Hannah 51
Liam 39                                    Emily 38
Logan 38                                  Taylor 38
Alexander 37                             Olivia 34
Carter 37                                  Hailey 33
Jacob 36                                   Madison 32
Benjamin 34                              Abigail 31
Matthew 34                                Brooklyn 31
Owen 34                                   Ella 31
Aiden 33                                   Isabella 30
Brody 33                                   Brooke 29
Lucas 33                                   Chloe 29
Mason 33                                  Sarah 27
Hunter 32                                  Sophie 27
Jayden 32                                 Alexis 26
Dylan 31                                   Sadie 25
Austin 30                                  Avery 24
Hayden 30                                Peyton 24

Information Services Corporation is the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the administration of land titles, vital statistics, geographic information systems, surveys, mapping and interests in personal property.

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For more information, contact:

Grant Bastedo
Information Services Corporation
Regina
Phone: 306-787-3447
Email: grant.bastedo@isc.ca