Olivia and Liam most popular Alberta baby names

Olivia and Liam were the most popular names given to babies born in Alberta last year.

Emma, last years most popular name for girls dropped to the number two spot, while Liam stayed ontop for the fourth year in a row.

Inspiration was also found in characters from movies, television and books.

Parents who named their babies Peeta, Cato, Rue, Primrose, Seneca and Gale may be fans of The Hunger Games trilogy, though there doesnt appear to be a Katniss in the group.

Hermione, Ginny and Draco were likely inspired by Harry Potter, and parents may have got ideas for names like Arya, Brienne, Jory and Rayder from Game of Thrones.

The oddest names include Logic, One, Jixxr for boys and Siri, Lava,Conshens and Eunique for girls.

Some other boy names include Oakley, Tesla, Wrangler, Stetsonand Dyson.

In 2013, there were 53,090 babies born in Alberta, the most ever in a single year.

Most popular girl names:

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Emily
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Avery
7. Abigail
8. Charlotte
9. Chloe
10. Lily

Most popular boy names:

1. Liam
2. Lucas
3. Ethan
4. Noah
5. Logan
6. Benjamin
7. William
8. Jacob
9. Mason
10. Carter

Most popular baby names, 1980 to 2013

Source:Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender, Service Alberta