has crunched the numbers for the most popular baby names of 2018, and Liam took the top spot for boys, while Olivia was the favoured girls' name for the second year in a row. This year, Olivia is followed by Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, Chloe, Ava, Sophia, Isla, Emily and Hannah. Liam has bumped Benjamin for the gold in 2018, with Lucas and Oliver taking silver and bronze. in 2018 — 19,821 girls and 20,774 boys — which is 4,129 fewer babies than were born in 2017. But novelty licence plate makers take note — it could be time to start cranking out the Liam and Olivia tricycle decals.

Source: CBC News January 01, 2019 00:22 UTC