Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,612
2	Mary	2,168
3	Susan	1,974
4	Karen	1,717
5	Sandra	1,393
6	Linda	1,313
7	Deborah	1,273
8	Catherine	1,179
9	Patricia	1,072
10	Brenda	1,051
11	Nancy	1,033
12	Donna	963
13	Barbara	888
14	Elizabeth	856
15	Cheryl	762
16	Lori	743
17	Wendy	732
18	Carol	718
19	Janet	716
20	Christine	706
21	Sharon	705
22	Margaret	692
23	Kimberly	657
24	Joanne	625
25	Heather	623

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	603
27	Cynthia	594
28	Laura	593
29	Lisa	589
30	Diane	578
31	Debra	553
31	Laurie	553
33	Janice	539
34	Maria	525
35	Jacqueline	493
35	Kathleen	493
37	Pamela	476
38	Cindy	475
39	Darlene	473
40	Katherine	454
41	Kimberley	442
42	Jennifer	424
43	Anne	418
44	Judith	415
44	Shelley	415
46	Teresa	396
47	Lynn	393
48	Denise	389
49	Tracy	380
50	Michele	371
51	Carolyn	362
52	Jane	358
52	Julie	358
54	Baby	351
55	Anna	350
56	Angela	326
57	Suzanne	318
58	Bonnie	312
59	Colleen	309
60	Kathryn	305
61	Diana	297
62	Sherry	294
63	Lorraine	289
64	Michelle	287
65	Maureen	278
66	Valerie	276
67	Theresa	272
68	Leslie	261
69	Sheila	259
70	Helen	250
71	Beverly	246
72	Ann	244
73	Tammy	241
74	Kim	238
75	Dawn	233
76	Marilyn	230
77	Joan	229
78	Shirley	227
79	Dianne	225
79	Gail	225
81	Robin	221
82	Ruth	216
83	Lynda	210
84	Louise	209
85	Victoria	206
86	Penny	204
87	Elaine	202
88	Caroline	198
89	Judy	192
90	Andrea	185
91	Rita	176
92	Debbie	165
92	Irene	165
94	Anita	164
94	Rhonda	164
96	Marlene	160
96	Rosemary	160
98	Frances	158
99	Wanda	153
100	Julia	150