The results are in and it appears more new Nova Scotia parents chose Olivia and Jacob as their top baby names in 2012.
Fifty-eight girls were named Olivia in the province last year, while 64 boys were given the name Jacob.
Rounding out the top five names were Emma, Lily, Sophia and Ava for girls, while Ethan, Benjamin, Lucas and Owen were the most popular names for baby boys.
According to Nova Scotia's Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular names have remained fairly consistent over the past few years with only a few new names on the list in 2012.
New to the top 20 in 2012 are Leah, Avery, Sadie and Sarah for girls and Jackson, Wyatt and Isaac for boys.
There were 8,060 registered births in Nova Scotia in 2012.
Top 20 names for girls:
- Olivia, 58
- Emma, 57
- Lily, 50
- Sophia, 50
- Ava, 47
- Sophie, 46
- Emily, 41
- Abigail, 40
- Chloe, 34
- Isabella, 34
- Ella, 32
- Brooklyn, 30
- Charlotte, 29
- Leah, 27
- Avery, 26
- Sadie, 25
- Hannah, 24
- Addison, 23
- Alexis, 23
- Madison, 21
Top 20 names for boys:
- Jacob, 64
- Ethan, 60
- Benjamin, 56
- Lucas, 55
- Owen, 54
- Noah, 53
- Liam, 52
- Mason, 49
- Carter, 44
- Hunter, 44
- William, 43
- Jack, 42
- Logan, 42
- James, 41
- Alexander, 40
- Jackson, 38
- Wyatt, 36
- Isaac, 34
- Nathan, 34
- Samuel, 33
