Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,455
2	Mary	2,096
3	Margaret	1,089
4	Patricia	1,081
5	Barbara	970
6	Carol	857
7	Sandra	722
8	Judith	713
9	Shirley	660
10	Donna	641
11	Joan	606
12	Marilyn	595
13	Elizabeth	548
14	Sharon	536
15	Linda	489
16	Helen	481
17	Diane	394
18	Dorothy	384
18	Nancy	384
20	Gloria	353
21	Ruth	342
22	Gail	339
23	Carolyn	338
24	Karen	333
25	Betty	325

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	307
27	Janet	305
28	Carole	279
29	Beverley	274
30	Jean	265
31	Marion	258
32	Susan	247
33	Frances	242
34	Marlene	225
35	Catherine	224
36	Dianne	214
37	Lois	208
38	Baby	207
39	Eleanor	197
40	Sheila	194
41	Norma	188
42	June	187
43	Kathleen	186
44	Alice	178
44	Anne	178
46	Joanne	173
47	Brenda	171
48	Marjorie	170
49	Ann	169
50	Evelyn	167
51	Beverly	166
52	Lynda	163
53	Bonnie	161
54	Audrey	158
54	Doris	158
54	Irene	158
54	Rose	158
58	Doreen	156
58	Elaine	156
60	Sylvia	143
61	Heather	141
62	Jacqueline	131
63	Maureen	125
64	Florence	124
65	Diana	122
66	Jane	120
66	Lorraine	120
68	Lillian	117
69	Phyllis	116
70	Edith	109
71	Wendy	104
72	Pauline	102
73	Caroline	97
74	Grace	94
75	Janice	93
76	Edna	89
77	Katherine	88
78	Mildred	87
79	Geraldine	86
80	Anna	85
80	Darlene	85
80	Virginia	85
83	Lorna	84
84	Ellen	83
84	Louise	83
84	Muriel	83
87	Elsie	82
87	Rosemary	82
89	Sharron	80
90	Jeanette	77
90	Rita	77
92	Arlene	76
92	Gladys	76
94	Charlotte	74
95	Beatrice	69
95	Bernice	69
95	Eileen	69
98	Judy	68
98	Theresa	68
100	Constance	67
100	Kathryn	67