Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,491
2	Sarah	1,539
3	Amanda	1,395
4	Melissa	1,358
5	Michelle	942
6	Jessica	920
7	Lisa	828
8	Stephanie	827
9	Laura	757
10	Nicole	755
11	Erin	675
12	Amy	671
13	Andrea	620
14	Julie	592
15	Rebecca	587
16	Marie	585
17	Heather	549
18	Lindsay	545
19	Christine	540
20	Crystal	522
21	Melanie	490
22	Kelly	485
23	Shannon	483
24	Angela	471
25	Christina	463

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	414
27	Katherine	402
28	Tanya	379
29	Natalie	356
30	Tara	350
31	Rachel	340
32	Kimberly	326
33	Karen	321
34	Mary	305
35	Emily	298
36	Danielle	285
36	Sara	285
38	Kristen	275
39	Pamela	266
40	Kristin	246
41	Kathryn	243
42	Catherine	236
43	Diana	234
44	Patricia	233
45	Maria	230
46	Krista	222
46	Samantha	222
48	Julia	221
49	Kathleen	216
50	Cheryl	210
50	Sandra	210
50	Stacey	210
53	Lauren	209
54	Tammy	208
55	Jacqueline	206
56	Megan	204
57	Natasha	203
58	Anna	201
59	Courtney	198
60	Alison	197
60	Vanessa	197
62	Amber	194
63	Allison	193
64	Tiffany	187
65	Tracy	183
66	Ashley	178
67	April	176
68	Carrie	171
69	Tina	165
70	Kristy	163
71	Sabrina	159
72	Katie	156
73	Susan	154
74	Alicia	153
74	Kristina	153
76	Kimberley	152
77	Dana	146
78	Erica	144
78	Meghan	144
80	Dawn	141
80	Victoria	141
82	Holly	140
83	Carolyn	139
83	Chantal	139
83	Leslie	139
86	Cynthia	138
87	Nancy	136
88	Leanne	131
89	Cindy	129
90	Leah	128
91	Lesley	124
92	Jamie	120
92	Jillian	120
92	Lori	120
92	Nadia	120
96	Robin	118
97	Anne	117
97	Caroline	117
99	Tania	116
100	Robyn	115