Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,680
2	Lisa	1,189
3	Michelle	1,049
4	Sarah	882
5	Angela	822
6	Marie	806
7	Julie	794
8	Melissa	746
9	Heather	667
10	Christine	665
11	Shannon	654
12	Nicole	619
13	Amy	604
14	Amanda	593
15	Laura	578
16	Tanya	572
17	Karen	564
18	Stephanie	555
19	Andrea	552
20	Kelly	504
20	Kimberly	504
22	Melanie	480
23	Christina	468
24	Erin	461
25	Tammy	458

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	453
27	Elizabeth	437
28	Jessica	410
29	Tara	395
30	Sandra	378
31	Mary	361
32	Tracy	351
33	Maria	344
34	Natalie	316
35	Sara	309
36	Nancy	305
37	Patricia	304
38	Susan	300
39	Carrie	299
40	Catherine	295
41	Katherine	285
42	Danielle	273
43	Tina	269
44	Stacey	264
45	Wendy	243
46	Krista	242
47	Cindy	238
48	Crystal	233
49	Lori	228
50	Kimberley	227
51	Rachel	225
52	Jaime	218
53	Dawn	207
53	Samantha	207
55	Denise	206
56	Joanne	204
57	Natasha	203
58	Cheryl	196
59	Alison	195
60	Anna	189
61	Jacqueline	183
62	Lindsay	182
63	Shelley	180
64	Linda	173
64	Tania	173
66	Paula	171
67	Cynthia	168
67	Deborah	168
69	Kathleen	163
70	Pamela	160
71	Allison	159
72	Diane	157
72	Laurie	157
74	Carolyn	153
75	Sharon	152
76	Sherry	151
77	Nadia	150
78	Margaret	145
79	Suzanne	144
80	Emily	143
81	Robin	141
82	April	139
82	Brenda	139
82	Jody	139
85	Anne	138
85	Jodi	138
87	Lesley	137
88	Barbara	136
89	Charlene	135
89	Diana	135
89	Sonia	135
92	Kathryn	133
92	Leslie	133
92	Renee	133
95	Holly	132
95	Janet	132
97	Teresa	130
98	Chantal	129
99	Colleen	128
99	Donna	128