Oh baby! Some vintage names are making a comeback as seen throughout N.L. in 2025
CBC
If you've ever felt that a name just sounds older, it could be that its use has declined between generations.
But some have been making a comeback, as evident throughout Newfoundland and Labrador in 2025.
Lanie and Oliver were the most popular names for new babies in the province last year, according to the province's vital statistics division.
Jack and Isla are second on that list, with Owen and Charlotte taking third place.
Henry, George, Theodore, Amelia, Madalyn and Violet also made the top 10 list.
Melissa Rogers is a mom of three, with twin girls named Ivy and Olive.
“We went with Ivy and Olive because Olive is my grandmother's name,” Rogers told CBC News.
Stephanie Butler also took inspiration from her grandparents when naming her seven-month-old daughter Marilyn.
“We were trying to decide between both of our grandmothers' names, which were Margaret and Evelyn,” she said. “One day, I just came across Marilyn, and that’s kind of a combination of both of them.”
Looking to the past for baby names is part of a wider trend across Canada.
Rogers and Butler said they grew up with common names and wanted to pick something more unique — and they’re noticing other parents are doing the same.
“I think we’re all trying to be uncommon to the point that maybe … we’re all going to be common. All of a sudden, they’re going to go to kindergarten with like four little Olives,” Rogers said.
“It’s like a little bingo hall instead of kindergarten."
Sophia Kihm is the editor-in-chief of Nameberry, which she calls the world’s largest baby naming website.
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