Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,168
2	Mary	1,936
3	Margaret	1,025
4	Shirley	978
5	Barbara	887
6	Patricia	736
7	Joan	716
8	Helen	578
9	Elizabeth	549
10	Marilyn	489
11	Dorothy	422
12	Donna	420
13	Carol	343
14	Ruth	342
15	Betty	320
16	Jean	312
17	Marlene	304
18	Marion	296
19	Joyce	279
20	Baby	259
21	Beverley	257
22	Lois	247
23	Nancy	215
24	Beverly	214
25	Marjorie	212

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doreen	208
26	Frances	208
28	Eleanor	204
29	Audrey	199
30	Doris	192
31	Evelyn	187
32	Norma	183
33	Sandra	177
34	Irene	175
35	Janet	174
36	Catherine	170
37	June	169
38	Kathleen	168
39	Alice	167
40	Florence	164
41	Sheila	162
42	Rose	159
43	Sylvia	150
44	Carole	140
45	Anne	139
45	Gloria	139
47	Ann	124
47	Edith	124
49	Lillian	122
50	Jacqueline	121
51	Phyllis	119
52	Grace	117
53	Anna	116
54	Elaine	108
55	Gladys	104
56	Edna	103
57	Muriel	101
58	Elsie	100
59	Gail	96
60	Diane	93
60	Eileen	93
60	Geraldine	93
63	Lorraine	92
64	Joanne	91
65	Bernice	90
66	Mildred	89
66	Yvonne	89
68	Annie	87
69	Arlene	86
69	Rita	86
71	Carolyn	84
71	Myrna	84
73	Agnes	79
73	Jane	79
75	Beatrice	78
76	Judith	77
77	Jeanette	76
78	Eva	72
78	Marian	72
80	Pauline	71
81	Marguerite	70
82	Violet	69
83	Lorna	67
83	Ruby	67
85	Verna	66
86	Dolores	64
86	Thelma	64
88	Ellen	63
88	Ethel	63
90	Laura	59
90	Vera	59
90	Virginia	59
93	Constance	58
93	Hazel	58
93	Louise	58
93	Theresa	58
97	Deanna	56
97	Gertrude	56
99	Martha	55
99	Sarah	55