Record births in Alberta

By News Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2010 6:57 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Parents in Alberta were super busy last year.

So busy in fact, the province set a record for births in 2009.

Over 51,000 children were born last year, almost 1000 more than the year before according to The Calgary Sun.

Apparently the parents want their children to stand out, so they’ve given them some of the strangest names you could possibly think of.

How about Boss, Dice, Helix and Whip for boys or Comfort, Epic, Fury and Infiniti for the ladies.

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