Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,383
2	Lisa	1,300
3	Michelle	1,182
4	Tammy	965
5	Marie	899
6	Karen	787
7	Tracy	777
8	Julie	774
9	Christine	723
10	Nicole	669
11	Angela	655
12	Kimberly	620
13	Susan	597
14	Heather	595
15	Sandra	562
16	Kelly	532
17	Mary	505
18	Laura	490
19	Stephanie	477
20	Andrea	470
21	Elizabeth	435
22	Lori	423
22	Tina	423
24	Shannon	422
25	Catherine	417

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tanya	410
27	Patricia	409
28	Melanie	403
28	Sarah	403
30	Maria	396
31	Melissa	368
32	Nancy	359
33	Tara	344
34	Deborah	335
35	Katherine	325
36	Cheryl	323
37	Wendy	322
38	Kimberley	310
39	Pamela	301
40	Shelley	300
41	Rebecca	294
41	Tracey	294
43	Linda	292
44	Dawn	284
45	Cynthia	282
46	Joanne	280
47	Christina	271
48	Cindy	265
48	Denise	265
50	Jacqueline	255
51	Brenda	253
51	Natalie	253
53	Laurie	243
54	Paula	239
55	Amy	236
56	Sharon	234
57	Barbara	233
58	Teresa	231
59	Anna	225
60	Stacey	221
61	Donna	219
62	Krista	218
63	Colleen	216
64	Carrie	214
65	Carolyn	210
66	Kathleen	209
67	Suzanne	208
68	Sherry	198
69	Danielle	197
70	Sheri	192
71	Rachel	191
72	Diane	189
73	Janet	183
73	Margaret	183
75	Amanda	181
76	Chantal	177
77	Alison	175
78	Diana	170
79	Erin	163
80	Baby	161
81	Leanne	160
82	Tamara	158
83	Debra	148
84	Robin	147
85	Lynn	144
85	Monica	144
87	Anne	143
87	Charlene	143
89	Dana	141
90	Jody	139
91	Rhonda	138
92	Lesley	136
93	Tricia	135
94	Anita	134
95	Carol	133
96	Jodi	132
97	Valerie	131
98	Helen	129
99	Janice	128
100	Shelly	127