Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,776
2	Mary	2,275
3	Susan	2,101
4	Karen	1,677
5	Linda	1,444
6	Deborah	1,422
7	Sandra	1,300
8	Catherine	1,256
9	Patricia	1,198
10	Donna	1,136
11	Nancy	1,059
12	Brenda	1,031
13	Barbara	984
14	Elizabeth	865
15	Cheryl	788
16	Carol	785
17	Sharon	763
18	Margaret	755
19	Christine	742
20	Janet	724
21	Wendy	704
22	Lori	695
23	Cynthia	662
24	Heather	658
25	Debra	643

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	628
27	Diane	627
28	Janice	583
29	Kimberly	579
30	Laurie	546
31	Kelly	509
32	Maria	505
33	Laura	503
34	Anne	491
35	Kathleen	482
36	Pamela	474
37	Katherine	462
38	Darlene	460
39	Cindy	445
40	Judith	434
40	Lisa	434
42	Kimberley	409
43	Teresa	408
44	Denise	383
45	Shelley	374
46	Jane	373
47	Lynn	359
48	Kathryn	343
49	Anna	336
50	Jennifer	331
51	Angela	329
52	Julie	325
53	Sherry	310
54	Baby	303
55	Maureen	300
56	Kim	298
56	Suzanne	298
58	Sheila	295
59	Carolyn	293
60	Colleen	289
61	Leslie	285
62	Diana	284
63	Joan	280
64	Tracy	279
65	Valerie	277
66	Bonnie	276
67	Theresa	274
68	Helen	268
69	Shirley	264
70	Lorraine	263
71	Ann	259
71	Michele	259
73	Gail	258
74	Jacqueline	250
75	Ruth	249
76	Marilyn	243
77	Dawn	240
78	Judy	236
79	Beverly	235
79	Dianne	235
81	Lynda	214
82	Louise	208
83	Tammy	205
84	Elaine	197
85	Michelle	196
86	Rosemary	188
87	Penny	179
88	Joyce	176
89	Anita	172
89	Cathy	172
91	Pauline	170
92	Victoria	165
93	Andrea	164
94	Irene	161
94	Rhonda	161
96	Rita	159
97	Betty	158
97	Marlene	158
99	Kathy	157
99	Paula	157