Saskatchewan's Most Popular Baby Names for 2024

CANADA, April 22 - Released on April 22, 2025

eHealth Saskatchewan released a list of the top 20 baby names for 2024 today and it shows a lot of movement.

In 2024, Sophia ended Olivia’s nine-year run as the most popular name for baby girls,

bumping Olivia down to second spot. Hazel rose from 20th to sixth, Ellie from 19th to fifth, Harper from 17th to eighth, and Isla from 10th to fourth. Ivy lost ground, falling from fifth place last year to 17th place this year. For the first time, Lainey is one of the most popular names for baby girls, coming in at number 20. Sadie and Grace return after being absent from the list for a few years, while Brielle, Nora, Evelyn and Sophie did not return this year after appearing in the top 20 in 2023.

On the boys’ side, Henry jumped from 18th place all the way up to number one, bumping Oliver down to second place while long-time favourites Liam and Noah follow in third and fourth spots respectively. Other favourites like Levi, Hudson, Jack and Theodore remain strong. Daniel appears back on the list for the first time since 2017, and Asher, Alexander, Brooks and Elijah also return after being absent for some years. Muhammad climbed to 13th this year after first appearing in the top 20 in 19th place last year. Another favourite, Leo, fell from fourth place last year to 16th place this year, while Lincoln, Emmett, Ethan and Luke did not return to the top 20 this year.  

Check out the top 20 baby names over the last 10 years.

The list of top 20 baby names for 2024 is created with a preliminary count of 13,189 live births registered in Saskatchewan as of April 5, 2025. eHealth is still completing birth registrations from the end of 2024. The number of live births registered in 2023 was 13,080. This does not include Saskatchewan mothers who gave birth outside of the province.

Top 20 Boy Names				Top 20 Girl Names
Rank	Name	Total Named		Rank	Name	Total Named
1	Henry	53		1	Sophia	48
2	Oliver	50		2	Olivia	43
3	Liam	49		3	Charlotte	39
4	Noah	46		4	Isla	39
5	Levi	45		5	Ellie	37
6	Jack	43		6	Hazel	37
7	Theodore	43		7	Violet	36
8	William	43		8	Harper	35
9	Bennett	39		9	Emma	34
10	Hudson	38		10	Sadie	29
11	Alexander	37		11	Scarlett	29
12	Lucas	35		12	Amelia	28
13	Muhammad	35		13	Emily	27
14	Asher	33		14	Grace	27
15	Brooks	33		15	Isabella	27
16	Leo	32		16	Aurora	26
17	Elijah	31		17	Ivy	26
18	Beau	30		18	Lily	26
19	Owen	30		19	Mia	26
20	Daniel	28		20	Lainey	25