{
  "id": 9345640,
  "title": "‘Olivia’ was just dethroned as Canada’s most popular baby girl name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/olivia-was-just-dethroned-as-canadas-most-popular-baby-girl-name",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:05:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12069828/olivia-dethroned-canada-popular-baby-name/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Olivia held the title of Canada's most popular baby girl name for nine years, but her reign came to an end in 2025. Statistics Canada announced that Charlotte had taken over as the top name for baby girls that year, marking the end of Olivia's nine-year reign that began in 2015. Emma, Sophia, Amelia, and Sofia also made the top five rankings, with Nora becoming the first new name to enter the top 10 since 2023. Meanwhile, boys' names continued to be dominated by Noah, which had held the top spot for boys for five consecutive years since 2005. Other names like Theodore, William, Oliver, Jack, and Benjamin also experienced fluctuations in their rankings throughout 2025.",
  "summary": "Noah continued its reign as the most popular name for baby boys in Canada for the fifth consecutive year, Statistics Canada said in a report Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Olivia was Canada's most popular baby girl name for nine years, ending in 2025.",
    "Charlotte replaced Olivia as the top name for baby girls in 2025.",
    "Boys' names were dominated by Noah, which held the top spot for five consecutive years since 2005."
  ],
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "‘Olivia’ was just dethroned as Canada’s most popular baby girl name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/olivia-was-just-dethroned-as-canadas-most-popular-baby-girl-name-9350737",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:05:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}