SASKATCHEWAN BIRTHS REACH 17-YEAR HIGH

2009 Marked the Highest Number of Live Births in the Province in 17 Years

To date, there were 14,465 live births registered in Saskatchewan in 2009, compared to 13,973 in 2008. There hasn't been this many births since 1992, when 14,992 live births were registered in the province. This information does not include those babies born outside the province to Saskatchewan mothers.

Of those babies born in 2009, Saskatchewan's most popular baby names were Ethan for boys and Emma for girls.

Ethan remained the most popular baby boy name for the eighth year in a row. The next most popular names for boys were Liam (2) and Carter (3).

Emma, which was the second most popular baby girl name in 2008, retook the number one position in 2009. The next most popular names for girls were Ava (2) and Olivia (3).

The attached list shows the top 20 male and female baby names in their order of popularity in Saskatchewan in 2009.

About ISC

Information Services Corporation (ISC) is the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the administration of land titles, vital statistics, survey and personal property registries, as well as related geographic information and mapping systems.

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For more information, contact:

Julianne Jack
ISC
Regina
Phone: 798-2136
Email: Julianne.Jack@isc.ca