Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1955
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie | 2,710 |
| 2 | Mary | 2,686 |
| 3 | Deborah | 2,115 |
| 4 | Susan | 2,053 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,553 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,414 |
| 7 | Debra | 1,335 |
| 8 | Karen | 1,275 |
| 9 | Catherine | 1,211 |
| 10 | Nancy | 1,159 |
| 11 | Barbara | 1,129 |
| 12 | Sandra | 981 |
| 13 | Brenda | 941 |
| 14 | Donna | 935 |
| 15 | Margaret | 892 |
| 16 | Wendy | 852 |
| 17 | Carol | 833 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 782 |
| 19 | Sharon | 754 |
| 20 | Janet | 751 |
| 21 | Judith | 738 |
| 22 | Janice | 714 |
| 23 | Diane | 709 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 631 |
| 25 | Joanne | 554 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Marilyn | 526 |
| 27 | Heather | 512 |
| 28 | Christine | 466 |
| 29 | Kathleen | 457 |
| 30 | Bonnie | 430 |
| 31 | Pamela | 419 |
| 32 | Joan | 408 |
| 33 | Jane | 395 |
| 34 | Darlene | 392 |
| 35 | Katherine | 389 |
| 36 | Gail | 383 |
| 37 | Anne | 370 |
| 38 | Cynthia | 354 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 353 |
| 40 | Helen | 338 |
| 41 | Ruth | 332 |
| 42 | Lynn | 322 |
| 43 | Dianne | 307 |
| 44 | Denise | 304 |
| 44 | Shirley | 304 |
| 46 | Judy | 289 |
| 47 | Valerie | 287 |
| 48 | Baby | 285 |
| 49 | Maria | 276 |
| 50 | Maureen | 273 |
| 51 | Ann | 268 |
| 52 | Beverly | 266 |
| 53 | Sheila | 261 |
| 54 | Lorraine | 259 |
| 55 | Elaine | 258 |
| 55 | Laura | 258 |
| 57 | Suzanne | 256 |
| 58 | Anna | 243 |
| 59 | Colleen | 239 |
| 60 | Louise | 235 |
| 60 | Teresa | 235 |
| 62 | Dorothy | 229 |
| 63 | Theresa | 228 |
| 64 | Laurie | 220 |
| 65 | Lynda | 219 |
| 66 | Rosemary | 215 |
| 67 | Marlene | 212 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 206 |
| 69 | Diana | 205 |
| 70 | Jean | 203 |
| 71 | Lois | 199 |
| 72 | Betty | 198 |
| 73 | Victoria | 188 |
| 74 | Jennifer | 187 |
| 75 | Sherry | 186 |
| 76 | Leslie | 185 |
| 77 | Irene | 183 |
| 77 | Joyce | 183 |
| 79 | Cathy | 182 |
| 80 | Carolyn | 180 |
| 81 | Rita | 177 |
| 81 | Shelley | 177 |
| 83 | Rose | 174 |
| 84 | Frances | 173 |
| 84 | Robin | 173 |
| 86 | Paula | 161 |
| 87 | Gloria | 155 |
| 88 | Julie | 151 |
| 89 | Kim | 147 |
| 90 | Pauline | 145 |
| 91 | Evelyn | 143 |
| 91 | Marion | 143 |
| 93 | Constance | 142 |
| 94 | Terry | 140 |
| 95 | Beverley | 138 |
| 96 | Dawn | 137 |
| 96 | Ellen | 137 |
| 98 | Penny | 129 |
| 99 | Sylvia | 126 |
| 99 | Virginia | 126 |
| 99 | Wanda | 126 |