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How Popular Is Your Name in Alberta?

Search a baby name to see its popularity in Alberta from 1980 to 2024, including total babies, peak year, peak-year count, babies in 2024, and the boy-girl split.

This Alberta baby name lookup tool lets you search a name and see how popular it has been from 1980 to 2024. You can explore the total number of babies, the peak year, how many babies received the name in 2024, and whether the name has historically been used more often for boys or girls.

Tech Stack: Power BI SQL/ETL Oracle
Focus: Baby Name Popularity Alberta 1980–2024

How Popular Is Your Name in Alberta?

Data Updated On Mar, 2026

Context: This dashboard lets you look up a baby name and instantly see how often it has been used in Alberta. Explore long-run popularity, the historical peak year, recent usage in 2024, and whether the name has been used more often for boys or girls.

📌 Interpretation Tips

  • Search a name to see whether it has been consistently popular or mainly belonged to an older naming era.
  • Compare the peak year with 2024 usage to spot names that are fading, stable, or re-emerging.
  • Use the boy-girl split to find names that are overwhelmingly gendered or more cross-gender over time.

Baby Name FAQ

  • What does peak year mean? It is the year when the selected name reached its highest number of babies in Alberta.
  • What does Babies in 2024 mean? It shows how many babies received that name in Alberta in 2024.
  • Does this include both boys and girls? Yes. The dashboard shows both the total usage and the historical boy-girl split.
  • What years are covered? This baby name dashboard covers Alberta data from 1980 to 2024.