As 2025 comes to a close, it is tradition for other publications to report on the most popular baby names in the province this year. At The Scotian, we believe it is also worth looking at the other end of the spectrum. What names were the LEAST popular this year. Some might say that list could, theoretically, be endless but I would like to highlight some of the notably excluded examples. Gargamel As the archenemy of the Smurfs, Gargamel has cemented his name in pop-culture. H
