Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,805
2	Mary	2,468
3	Susan	2,113
4	Deborah	2,062
5	Linda	1,486
6	Karen	1,442
7	Catherine	1,383
8	Patricia	1,361
9	Debra	1,218
10	Nancy	1,181
11	Barbara	1,147
12	Donna	1,012
13	Sandra	1,002
14	Brenda	900
15	Sharon	872
16	Margaret	869
17	Wendy	823
18	Carol	780
19	Elizabeth	772
20	Janet	765
21	Cheryl	664
22	Janice	656
23	Diane	617
24	Judith	611
25	Heather	580

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Joanne	580
27	Cynthia	545
28	Christine	516
29	Kathryn	442
30	Marilyn	441
31	Kathleen	437
32	Darlene	436
33	Katherine	416
34	Anne	414
35	Pamela	410
36	Jane	398
37	Bonnie	397
38	Gail	374
39	Joan	371
40	Lynn	349
41	Laurie	345
42	Shirley	338
43	Helen	337
44	Laura	330
45	Denise	324
46	Kim	320
47	Baby	319
48	Suzanne	312
49	Maria	309
50	Cindy	285
51	Ann	278
52	Ruth	277
53	Maureen	276
53	Sheila	276
55	Dianne	275
56	Colleen	268
57	Judy	267
58	Beverly	261
59	Elaine	259
60	Lorraine	258
61	Valerie	257
62	Teresa	256
63	Anna	250
64	Lynda	235
65	Theresa	232
66	Diana	228
67	Jennifer	227
68	Dorothy	225
69	Leslie	223
70	Louise	218
71	Shelley	213
72	Jacqueline	210
73	Robin	207
74	Marlene	199
75	Betty	198
76	Carolyn	192
77	Victoria	191
78	Rosemary	189
79	Sherry	188
80	Irene	187
81	Lori	186
82	Julie	182
83	Joyce	181
84	Cathy	173
85	Jean	164
86	Rita	162
87	Frances	158
88	Rose	155
89	Dawn	153
90	Kimberly	150
91	Ellen	148
92	Kimberley	147
93	Beverley	143
93	Constance	143
95	Kathy	142
96	Paula	138
97	Evelyn	136
98	Anita	135
98	Wanda	135
100	Jill	134
100	Michele	134