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Nova Scotia's top baby names for 2015 released

Province releases the top names used by new parents in 2015, with Ava and Owen leading the pack.

Classic names take the lead as favourites for new parents in 2015

The Nova Scotia government has released the most popular names given to babies born in the province in 2015. (Catherine Murray-Min)

The odds are good there will be more than one Ava and Owen in the class of 2033.

The Nova Scotia government has released the most popular names given to babies born in the province in 2015. At least 56 babies named Ava and 59 named Owen were born in the province this year,putting them at the top of the heap.

Ava's popularity grew this year, up two spots from No. 3in 2014 to unseat Emma as the most popular girls' name. Owen was the fourth most popular name for boys in 2014, moving up to replace Liam as No. 1.

New to the top 20 for girls are old-fashioned classics like Audrey, Sophie, Grace and Ellie alongside Scarlett, Madison, Addison and Autumn.

Logan, Wyatt, Emmett, Henry and Parker are new to the top 20 for boys.

Lily and Samuel haveconsistently been among the most popular names in the province, but appearto have fallen out of favour. For the first time since 2007, neither namemade it into the top 20.

Here's the full baby name rankings:

Girls

  1. Ava
  2. Olivia
  3. Emma
  4. Charlotte
  5. Sadie
  6. Abigail
  7. Amelia
  8. Emily
  9. Scarlett
  10. Sophia
  11. Audrey
  12. Chloe
  13. Madison
  14. Sophie
  15. Nora
  16. Grace
  17. Addison
  18. Alexis
  19. Autumn
  20. Brooklyn andEllie (tie)

Boys

  1. Owen
  2. William
  3. Liam
  4. Benjamin
  5. Oliver
  6. Jack
  7. Jacob
  8. Hunter
  9. Logan
  10. Mason
  11. Noah
  12. Carter
  13. Ethan
  14. Wyatt
  15. Jackson
  16. Emmett
  17. Parker
  18. Alexander
  19. Henry
  20. Lucas