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Top Boys’ Names in Quebec 2009

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on April 15, 2010

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Quebec has released the Top Baby Names for 2009. Yesterday I discussed the GIRLS’ NAMES and today I have the BOYS’ LIST for you.

This is a great list of names! Enjoy and let me know your thoughts.

TOP 10 BOYS’ NAMES

WILLIAM

OLIVIER

THOMAS

NATHAN

ALEXIS

FELIX

GABRIEL

SAMUEL

ANTOINE

XAVIER

All but one of these names is also on the U.S. list of top names. The names in the Top 100 include WILLIAM (#8), NATHAN (#21), GABRIEL (#24), SAMUEL (#28), THOMAS (#52) and XAVIER (#71).

The only name that isn’t on the U.S. list is OLIVIER, but the English version, OLIVER, ranks #118.

What do you think about this Top 10?

I found some other cool picks from the boy’s Top 500 list that you might like.

More from the Top 500:

ADRIANO

ALESSANDRO

ARNO

BAPTISTE

BASTIEN

BORIS

BRUNO

CEDRIC

CHRISTOPHE

CLEMENT

CLOVIS

DANICK

DARIO

EMERICK

EMILE

ENZO

ETIENNE

FABRICE

FLORENT

FRANCOIS

FREDERIC

GEORGES

GIULIANO

GREGOIRE

HENRI

JULES

LAURENT

LUDOVIC

MANOLO

MAREK

MARTIN

MASSIMO

MATHIS

MATTEO

MAVERICK

MAXIME

MEDERICK

MIKO

MILAN

NIKO

OSCAR

PASCAL

RAPHAEL

REMI

ROMEO

SIMON

THEO

THIERRY

TIMOTHE

ULYSSE

ZAKARIA

Parents in the U.S. tend to give their sons more traditional names. That trend has definitely been changing in recent years, but it’s still strong enough that I think some of these names would have a harder time catching on here in the U.S. than most of the names on the girl’s list.

What new names from this list do you think could find a home on the U.S. list?

Yesterday, I explored the hyphenated names on the girl’s list. Turns out there are quite a few on the boy’s list too.

Hyphenated Names from the Top 500:

CHARLES-ANTOINE

CHARLES-EDOUARD

CHARLES-EMILE

CHARLES-ERIC

CHARLES-ETIENNE

CHARLES-OLIVIER

FELIX-ANTOINE

FELIX-OLIVIER

FRANCOIS-XAVIER

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE

JEAN-FELIX

JEAN-PHILIPPE

JEAN-SIMON

LOUIS-CHARLES

LOUIS-DAVID

LOUIS-FELIX

LOUIS-PHILIPPE

LOUIS-SIMON

LOUIS-THOMAS

MARC-ANDRE

MARC-ANTOINE

MARC-OLIVIER

PIERRE-OLIVIER

You can see that certain names are repeated quite a bit, like CHARLES, LOUIS and OLIVIER.

What do you think of hyphenated names for boys?

Surprising finds:

#254 – JASMIN

#337 – EDEN

For more on Quebec’s top names:

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Top Girls’ Names in Quebec 2009

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Amanda Barden

on April 14, 2010

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j0362634 Quebec has released the Top Baby Names for 2009. It’s a great list full of beautiful names with a French twist.

I’ll talk about the GIRLS’ NAMES today and the BOYS’ NAMES tomorrow. Read on and enjoy.

TOP 10 GIRLS’ NAMES

LÉA

FLORENCE

EMMA

ROSALIE

JADE

JULIETTE

CAMILLE

GABRIELLE

MAIKA

MIA

These are really beautiful names, with a delightful French twist. Many of these names are popular here in the U.S. EMMA ranked #1 last year. Others in the Top 100 are MIA (#14) and GABRIELLE (#79). The more common U.S. spelling of LÉA is on our list – LEAH ranked #41.

The most surprising name on this list is FLORENCE at #2. I’m not sure it’s ready for a comeback yet in the U.S. Give it a couple generations and it might be back, but today it sounds out-of-date. Nickname FLO doesn’t fare any better.

What do you think of MAIKA? It’s not on the U.S. list at all. I think it’s pretty and, at least in the U.S., it would be unique. Do you think it could catch on?

There were some other pretty picks in the Top 500 I wanted to share with you.

More from the Top 500:

ADELE

AGATHE

ALESSIA

ALEXANNE

AMELIANE

ANGELIE

AURELIE

BIANCA

CAMELIA

CLEMENTINE

CORALIE

DELPHINE

ELODIE

EUGENIE

EVANGELINE

FELICIA

FREDERIQUE

HELENA

JOLIANNE

LEONIE

MAELIE

MAEVA

MARINE

MELINA

MILA

NADINE

NAOMIE

OCEANE

RAPHAELLE

ROSABELLE

ROXANNE

SANDRINE

SIMONE

SIRENE

VALENTINA

VIOLETTE

VIRGINIE

ZARA

There were also quite a few hyphenated names in the Top 500. I’ve always been intrigued by hyphenated names, so here are some of them ones from the list.

Hyphenated Names from the Top 500:

ANNE-FREDERIQUE

ANNE-MARIE

ANNE-SOPHIE

AUDREY-ANNE

CHARLIE-ROSE

EMMA-ROSE

EMY-ROSE

EVE-MARIE

KELLY-ANN

LAURIE-ANNE

LEA-MAUDE

LEA-ROSE

LILY-ANNE

LILY-ROSE

MARIE-ANGE

MARIE-EVE

MARIE-JEANNE

MARIE-LAURENCE

MARIE-PIER

MARIE-SOLEIL

MIA-ROSE

ROSE-MARIE

SARAH-EVE

SARAH-JADE

SARAH-JEANNE

SARAH-MAUDE

How do you feel about hyphenated names? I like them. I think they’re a good way to use popular names, while giving them a unique spin at the same time. It’s also a good alternative for parents who can’t narrow their favorites down to just one name.