HALIFAX -- For the fourth straight year, Olivia is the most popular name for baby girls in New Brunswick. However, the name William has been dethroned after two years on the top of the charts, with Liam taking over the most popular name for baby boys in the province. Data released Thursday by the Vital Statistics Office at Service New Brunswick show that 5,403 children were born in the province in 2020 – 2,579 girls and 2,824 boys. That is a slight increase in total births and baby boys from the 2019 numbers, which saw 5,355 children born in the province – 2,603 girls and 2,752 boys. “Congratulations to all the new parents,” said Service New Brunswick Minister Mary Wilson in a release. “It has been a challenging year in so many ways, but the arrival of these babies is certainly something to be celebrated.”