Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sarah	1,195
2	Emily	1,194
3	Jessica	1,118
4	Samantha	891
5	Nicole	786
6	Taylor	711
7	Rachel	629
8	Victoria	604
9	Ashley	596
10	Emma	595
11	Megan	573
12	Julia	545
13	Amanda	534
14	Hannah	517
15	Alexandra	510
16	Rebecca	493
17	Madison	490
18	Stephanie	464
19	Lauren	442
20	Olivia	435
21	Alyssa	378
22	Brittany	374
23	Danielle	366
24	Michelle	365
25	Jennifer	360

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	359
27	Melissa	357
28	Cassandra	347
28	Kayla	347
30	Sabrina	335
30	Sydney	335
32	Sara	323
33	Vanessa	315
34	Mackenzie	312
35	Brianna	303
36	Courtney	298
36	Elizabeth	298
38	Kaitlyn	288
39	Brooke	272
40	Katherine	266
41	Chelsea	263
42	Natalie	259
43	Christina	253
44	Erin	243
44	Hailey	243
46	Amy	242
47	Jenna	241
48	Paige	227
49	Alexis	225
50	Amber	223
51	Morgan	215
52	Jasmine	212
53	Natasha	211
54	Shannon	207
55	Abigail	188
56	Leah	179
57	Alicia	178
58	Marie	177
59	Kelsey	176
59	Meghan	176
61	Allison	175
62	Andrea	174
63	Anna	172
63	Holly	172
65	Heather	171
65	Kristen	171
67	Lindsay	170
67	Tiffany	170
69	Cassidy	163
70	Gabrielle	161
71	Melanie	158
72	Katelyn	157
72	Monica	157
74	Chloe	156
75	Christine	154
76	Sierra	153
77	Erica	151
78	Claire	150
79	Hayley	149
80	Maria	148
81	Madeline	147
82	Bailey	145
82	Haley	145
84	Mary	143
85	Jordan	141
86	Caitlin	138
87	Shelby	137
88	Breanna	133
89	Jade	129
90	Kathleen	128
91	Claudia	127
91	Katrina	127
93	Catherine	126
94	Angela	125
95	Sophia	123
96	Grace	122
96	Jacqueline	122
98	Jamie	121
99	Carly	118
99	Dana	118
99	Madeleine	118
99	Michaela	118