Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,231
2	Sarah	1,201
3	Emily	1,195
4	Samantha	976
5	Nicole	809
6	Rachel	795
7	Taylor	701
8	Amanda	688
9	Ashley	681
10	Alexandra	657
11	Victoria	644
12	Megan	609
13	Rebecca	589
14	Stephanie	562
15	Emma	529
16	Julia	520
17	Hannah	471
18	Brittany	463
19	Melissa	462
20	Courtney	460
21	Madison	449
22	Jennifer	446
23	Lauren	433
24	Danielle	414
25	Kayla	409

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cassandra	403
27	Michelle	397
28	Laura	392
29	Alyssa	383
30	Olivia	370
31	Sabrina	362
32	Sydney	348
33	Elizabeth	338
34	Vanessa	337
35	Sara	330
36	Natalie	313
37	Katherine	312
38	Amy	308
39	Mackenzie	306
40	Shannon	300
41	Kaitlyn	295
42	Erin	289
43	Chelsea	285
44	Brooke	274
45	Natasha	273
46	Brianna	258
46	Jenna	258
48	Kelsey	254
49	Christina	250
50	Paige	233
51	Hailey	229
52	Amber	222
53	Kristen	218
54	Andrea	212
55	Jasmine	210
56	Marie	207
57	Alicia	196
58	Alexis	192
59	Anna	191
59	Shelby	191
61	Morgan	187
62	Lindsay	186
62	Monica	186
64	Allison	183
65	Heather	179
66	Leah	176
67	Tiffany	174
68	Abigail	170
68	Melanie	170
70	Katelyn	167
70	Madeline	167
72	Mary	166
73	Lisa	163
74	Christine	162
75	Caitlin	160
76	Erica	159
77	Angela	158
78	Kathleen	155
79	Jacqueline	154
80	Kaitlin	153
81	Holly	151
82	Hayley	149
83	Chloe	147
83	Gabrielle	147
85	Meghan	146
86	Katrina	145
86	Sierra	145
88	Maria	144
89	Haley	143
90	Carly	139
91	Catherine	138
92	Bailey	137
92	Jade	137
92	Kendra	137
95	Jamie	132
95	Meagan	132
97	Grace	129
97	Kimberly	129
97	Marissa	129
100	Rachael	127
100	Shania	127