Find out which baby names were the most popular in 2012

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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
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PEI (not available)
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Top 25 by gender:

Boys

1. William
2. Jacob
3. Liam
4. Nathan
5. Noah
6. Ethan
7. Lucas/Lukas
8. Benjamin
9. Samuel
10. Logan
11. Gabriel
12. Thomas
13. Alexander
14. Matthew/Mattieu
15. Aidan/Aiden
16. Joshua
17. Owen
18. Ryan
19. Daniel
20. James
21. Nicholas/Nicolas
22. Jack
23. Zachary
24. Carter
25. Jayden

Girls

1. Maya/Mia/Mya
2. Sofia/Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Emile/Emily
6. Chloe/Khloe
7. Ava
8. Isabella/Isobella
9. Sara/Sarah
10. Lea/Leah
11. Sophie
12. Lilly/Lily/Lili
13. Abbigail/Abigail
14. Ella
15. Elisabeth/Elizabeth
16. Charlotte
17. Madison
18. Victoria
19. Zoe/Zoey
20. Hanah/Hannah
21. Alexis
22. Grace
23. Brooklyn/Brooklynn
24. Julia
25. Hailey/Hayley

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The list was compiled based on available data from provincial vital Statistics departments.

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