Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,413
2	Sarah	1,120
3	Melissa	1,112
4	Lisa	1,047
5	Michelle	941
6	Amanda	854
7	Amy	736
8	Kelly	724
9	Julie	673
9	Marie	673
11	Angela	672
12	Nicole	655
13	Andrea	648
14	Christine	636
15	Laura	619
16	Shannon	616
17	Heather	610
18	Stephanie	602
19	Erin	595
20	Jessica	577
21	Christina	497
22	Melanie	472
23	Karen	463
23	Tanya	463
25	Rebecca	459

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	428
27	Elizabeth	419
28	Natalie	383
29	Crystal	378
30	Kimberly	374
31	Mary	343
32	Sandra	339
33	Tammy	337
34	Katherine	332
35	Patricia	295
36	Lindsay	294
37	Carrie	284
37	Danielle	284
39	Stacey	279
40	Maria	274
41	Sabrina	266
42	Tracy	265
43	Rachel	261
44	Cheryl	249
45	Sara	248
46	Tina	245
47	Krista	238
48	Susan	234
49	Catherine	225
50	Nancy	216
51	Vanessa	209
52	Kathryn	201
53	Emily	199
54	Kathleen	194
55	Lori	193
56	Jacqueline	187
57	April	184
58	Allison	181
58	Nadia	181
60	Samantha	179
61	Kimberley	177
62	Natasha	171
63	Kristy	168
64	Anna	165
65	Alison	164
65	Cynthia	164
65	Dawn	164
68	Wendy	161
69	Cindy	159
70	Joanne	148
71	Carolyn	146
72	Denise	142
72	Pamela	142
74	Linda	137
74	Mandy	137
74	Robin	137
74	Shelley	137
78	Megan	133
79	Jaime	131
79	Janet	131
79	Margaret	131
82	Deborah	130
82	Erica	130
82	Monica	130
82	Teresa	130
86	Diana	129
87	Amber	126
87	Chantal	126
87	Paula	126
90	Jamie	125
91	Colleen	124
92	Julia	123
92	Leslie	123
92	Sharon	123
95	Barbara	122
95	Charlene	122
97	Leanne	121
98	Tania	120
99	Anne	119
100	Renee	117
100	Victoria	117