Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1934

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,021
2	Marie	1,971
3	Shirley	1,026
4	Margaret	1,009
5	Joan	912
6	Barbara	902
7	Helen	684
8	Patricia	586
9	Dorothy	572
10	Elizabeth	463
11	Jean	420
12	Betty	418
13	Joyce	367
14	Ruth	352
15	Marilyn	347
16	Marion	345
17	Lois	308
18	June	295
19	Doris	275
20	Audrey	272
21	Donna	264
22	Norma	244
23	Doreen	238
24	Marjorie	234
25	Evelyn	222

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	215
27	Frances	214
28	Alice	211
29	Kathleen	193
30	Eleanor	191
31	Irene	183
32	Edith	170
33	Baby	168
34	Anna	165
35	Lillian	164
36	Carol	159
36	Sylvia	159
38	Nancy	154
39	Beverley	153
40	Catherine	150
41	Annie	146
41	Phyllis	146
43	Janet	144
44	Rose	143
45	Gloria	139
46	Gladys	135
47	Grace	134
48	Marlene	133
49	Beverly	127
49	Mildred	127
49	Sheila	127
52	Muriel	126
53	Ann	122
54	Elsie	114
55	Anne	112
56	Bernice	111
57	Jacqueline	110
58	Violet	104
59	Beatrice	100
60	Edna	98
61	Hazel	97
62	Yvonne	96
63	Agnes	95
63	Eileen	95
65	Lorraine	94
65	Rita	94
65	Theresa	94
68	Ruby	90
69	Constance	87
69	Ethel	87
71	Joanne	83
71	Lorna	83
71	Marguerite	83
74	Vera	82
74	Verna	82
76	Ellen	79
77	Arlene	78
77	Pauline	78
79	Laura	77
80	Eva	74
81	Geraldine	71
81	Thelma	71
83	Elaine	70
83	Gertrude	70
85	Wilma	69
86	Gwendolyn	66
86	Josephine	66
88	Dolores	65
89	Jane	64
89	Jessie	64
91	Clara	63
92	Virginia	61
93	Marian	59
93	Reta	59
95	Carole	58
95	Maria	58
95	Olga	58
95	Olive	58
95	Stella	58
100	Georgina	53
100	Ida	53