The Royal visit by Prince William and Kate Middleton left a lasting impression on Alberta families naming babies in 2011, with eight boys named Prince, six girls named Princess, and one boy named Princewill.

William and Kate both became more popular names in 2011. The name William rose to 9th place from 11th the previous year. And Kate climbed to 64th place from 79th. There was even one baby girl was named Pippa, after Kate's younger sister.

But for the second year in a row, Liam topped the list of the most popular boys' names, followed by Ethan and Mason. And Lucas and Jacob rounded out the top five.

For girls, Olivia moved up from second spot in 2010 to become the most popular name in 2011. Sophia was the second most popular, followed by Emma, Emily and Ava.

And some 2011 babies received one-of-a-kind names, such as the boys named Doc, Essay, J-Cub, Jäger, Moo, Stylez, Smiley, Solo, Stiff, and Tuff; and the girls named Dreamz, Luv, Lyric, Mega, Meta, Siri, Story, Symphonie, and Tuba.

The province says preliminary figures show that 50,592 babies were born in Alberta last year.