Top 50 names in Quebec in 2006

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

EDIT: I found the following name on the list for 2002 (w/ only one instance of it being used - obviously). WTH.

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ABYGAELLEXXXXXXXXXXX

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I found this interesting web site, which lists all of the baby names in Quebec for the past couple of years or so.  Their popularity is determined by their usage frequency, and the list includes something like 8000 names in total.  Lea was the most popular girl's name in 2006 - it was used 540 times in the province.  Names that were only used once include Zoeylynn, Patsy, and Rose V.  (Yes, Rose V.  Just V.)

Here are the top 50 girls' names as well as a link to the site. 

1. Lea
2. Jade
3. Rosalie
4. Florence
5. Laurie

6. Gabrielle
7. Sarah
8. Camille
9. Océane
10. Laurence
11. Noémie
12. Emma
13. Emilie
14. Juliette
15. Maika
16. Coralie
17. Justine
18. Megane
19. Ariane
20. Emy
21. Chloé
22. Audrey
23. Annabelle
24. Marianne
25. Charlotte
26. Alicia
27. Maya
28. Eve
29. Megan
30. Amélie
31. Rose
32. Mia
33. Zoé
34. Elodie
35. Alice
36. Océanne
37. Alexia
38. Charlie
39. Leanne
40. Anais
41. Victoria
42. Raphaelle
43. Elizabeth
44. Daphnée
45. Marilou
46. Beatrice
47. Maude
48. Mélodie
49. Catherine
50. Jasmine

The source (and boys' names) can be found here.  It's in French, but the link is easy enough to spot midway down the page - "banque de prénoms".  My name is Laurie, which isn't usually on Top XXX lists, so it was interesting to find it here.

Comments

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i really like

Noémie
Juliette
Chloé
Maya
Zoé

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like:


Lea
Gabrielle
Sarah
Camille
Emma
Juliette
Chloé
Audrey
Annabelle
Charlotte
Maya
Eve
Amélie
Mia
Zoé
Alice
Anais
Elizabeth
Maude
Catherine

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I like lots!:
Rosalie
Océane
Juliette
Coralie
Ariane
Audrey
Rose
Alice
Océanne
Alexia
Victoria
Elizabeth
Beatrice
Mélodie

[traezer.livejournal.com]

Yay for French names!!!

[traezer.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, my name is on the list! One little girl in Quebec is named Trista! yay! (Im going to assume her parents are english speaking, since triste is sad in french)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised Oceane is so popular! I don't like it at all, actually.
I do like Florence (a lot), Audrey and I've been starting to like Mélodie lately =)

And about that other name...hm...I know I should pronounce it like Abigail (I suppose), but when I see that, I want to say 'Abby-gah-elle' ;)

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking more like Abby-gah-elle-xxxxxxxx. Well, I'm not sure how the Xs fit in, but there are quite a few names that have them (some have 1, others have way more). Not sure if it's a print error, or if people actually plug those in for - some reason?!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Huh? Wow, that's odd. I thought the 'xxxxx' were supposed to replace the surname, or something. I think it's a print error though. I can't imagine why anyone would add 'xxxxx' on the end of a name =P

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like
Rosalie
Amelie
Melodie

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Like:
3. Rosalie
4. Florence
6. Gabrielle
7. Sarah
11. Noémie
13. Emilie
14. Juliette
18. Megane
25. Charlotte
26. Alicia
28. Eve
29. Megan
32. Mia
33. Zoé
41. Victoria
43. Elizabeth
44. Daphnée
49. Catherine

[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

I like most of the names, with the exception of Florence, bc that sounds to me like an old lady...then again, I don't know what the trends among French names are (for example, I'm Polish, so I know that in America, Agnes isn't a very popular name, but in Poland, Agnieszka is still considered a cute, viable name for baby girls, so...)

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

Just a note: the site is also available in English. Oddly enough, you click on the word "English" in the top right corner.

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice it was also available in English. It's not surprising since, although French is the official language of Quebec, a lot of people speak English. (It's evident by some of the naming trends too.)

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

Since Quebec is technically part of Canada, English is also an official language.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Abygaelle? Wow. Here I was thinking I'd seen the worst spelling for my favourite name (Which was probably Abbergale) but apparently not!

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

I like

Gabrielle
Sarah
Ariane
Chloé
Audrey
Marianne
Alicia
Amélie
Mia
Elodie
Océanne
Leanne
Elizabeth