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Top Canadian baby names for 2016

BabyCenter’s annual most popular baby names has been released.

The winner of most popular girls name in the country this year goes to.. Sophia!

For boys, the top name in the country was Liam, which was also the top baby name for 2015.

Some names for boys that saw a dramatic increase in popularity where Aiden, Owen and Benjamin, which all rose over 10 spots on the popular names list.

<who> Photo Credit: Babycenter.com

For girls, Sophia took the top spot after being the third most popular baby name in 2016.

Chloe, Amelia and Sophie all saw a big increase in popularity in 2016.

<who> Photo Credit: Babycenter.com

The year's news makers seem to have a direct effect on female baby names as Hilary, Adele and Penny all saw a rise in popularity.

The trend for boys was nature inspired names with Forest, Sky and Kale all being popular choices.

Check out the full list for the top 100 baby names here.



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