Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,626
2	Sarah	1,073
3	Lisa	1,068
4	Michelle	978
5	Melissa	876
6	Kelly	793
7	Angela	784
8	Amy	732
9	Julie	716
10	Marie	694
11	Amanda	674
12	Heather	664
13	Shannon	656
14	Christine	606
15	Nicole	577
16	Andrea	574
16	Laura	574
18	Erin	572
19	Karen	569
20	Stephanie	545
21	Melanie	530
22	Tanya	498
23	Elizabeth	474
24	Jessica	464
25	Rebecca	448

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	443
27	Kimberly	433
28	Tammy	405
29	Christina	402
30	Natalie	381
31	Sandra	372
32	Mary	351
33	Carrie	321
33	Tracy	321
35	Catherine	300
35	Katherine	300
37	Patricia	298
38	Susan	292
39	Sara	290
40	Sabrina	289
41	Maria	281
42	Danielle	268
43	Crystal	258
44	Rachel	254
44	Stacey	254
46	Nancy	253
47	Lindsay	252
48	Krista	238
49	Tina	234
50	Wendy	210
51	Kimberley	204
52	Lori	195
53	Jacqueline	194
54	Cindy	190
55	Allison	188
55	Natasha	188
57	Joanne	186
58	Cynthia	185
59	Cheryl	184
60	Jaime	179
61	Denise	176
61	Kathryn	176
63	Kathleen	172
64	Alison	171
65	Dawn	170
66	Carolyn	169
66	Nadia	169
68	Emily	166
69	Vanessa	164
70	Samantha	160
71	April	157
72	Jamie	156
73	Deborah	152
74	Anna	151
74	Tamara	151
76	Sharon	148
77	Linda	147
78	Laurie	145
79	Pamela	144
80	Renee	143
81	Diane	139
82	Kristy	138
83	Leslie	137
84	Diana	136
85	Sherry	135
86	Tania	133
87	Colleen	132
88	Robin	131
89	Margaret	129
90	Sonia	128
90	Suzanne	128
92	Jill	127
93	Kristina	125
94	Barbara	124
94	Janet	124
96	Holly	121
96	Jody	121
98	Anne	120
98	Erica	120
100	Amber	119
100	Caroline	119
100	Shelley	119