There were a lot of babies born in Alberta last year.

48,225 to be precise, with 24,781 boys, 23,437 girls, and seven babies not registered for either sex.

Olivia and Noah are the number one names chosen for babies born in Alberta in 2022.

According to the provincial government, Olivia's been the number one choice for girls since 2013 and Noah's been number one for boys since 2019.

The first New Years baby born in the High River hospital is named Jack, which came in at number five on the list for boys' names.

Here are the top 10 girl names with the number of girls with the name in parenthesis:

  1. Olivia (192)
  2. Sophia (151)
  3. Emma (149)
  4. Amelia (133)
  5. Harper (125)
  6. Charlotte (117)
  7. Ava (115)
  8. Isla (101)
  9. Lily (100)
  10. Chloe (92)

And here's the top 10 list for boys:

  1. Noah (229)
  2. Liam (176)
  3. Theodore (173)
  4. Oliver (172)
  5. Jack (159)
  6. William (146)
  7. Benjamin (138) tied with James (138)
  8. Henry (136)
  9. Lucas (135)
  10. Ethan (130)
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