Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,821
2	Mary	2,405
3	Susan	2,179
4	Deborah	1,784
5	Karen	1,551
6	Linda	1,416
7	Catherine	1,412
8	Patricia	1,292
9	Barbara	1,063
9	Sandra	1,063
11	Brenda	1,049
12	Nancy	1,042
13	Debra	966
14	Donna	906
15	Cheryl	875
16	Elizabeth	831
17	Carol	808
17	Margaret	808
19	Sharon	780
20	Wendy	760
21	Joanne	743
22	Diane	696
23	Janet	692
24	Cynthia	645
25	Janice	624

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	600
27	Heather	562
28	Kathleen	559
29	Judith	501
30	Katherine	470
31	Anne	466
32	Kathryn	455
33	Darlene	454
34	Pamela	451
35	Cindy	450
36	Maria	417
37	Laurie	411
38	Laura	409
39	Julie	392
40	Denise	372
41	Bonnie	369
42	Lori	368
43	Jane	367
44	Kimberly	347
45	Kim	342
46	Teresa	340
47	Lynn	330
48	Diana	327
49	Gail	324
50	Baby	321
51	Shirley	315
52	Anna	302
53	Maureen	299
54	Helen	298
54	Joan	298
56	Ann	294
57	Lorraine	292
58	Jennifer	291
59	Shelley	286
60	Carolyn	283
61	Colleen	282
61	Suzanne	282
63	Theresa	280
63	Valerie	280
65	Marilyn	270
66	Dianne	269
67	Kimberley	262
67	Leslie	262
69	Beverly	261
70	Ruth	252
71	Sheila	246
72	Judy	233
73	Cathy	225
74	Elaine	224
75	Sherry	202
76	Angela	201
77	Jacqueline	197
78	Kathy	196
79	Lisa	194
79	Louise	194
81	Marlene	193
82	Kelly	191
83	Betty	188
84	Dorothy	185
85	Lynda	183
86	Joyce	182
87	Rosemary	181
88	Michele	177
89	Michelle	174
89	Rhonda	174
91	Jean	172
91	Victoria	172
93	Irene	161
94	Robin	158
95	Rita	152
96	Julia	151
97	Dawn	150
98	Paula	145
98	Pauline	145
100	Anita	141