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Baby's Most Chosen Names in B.C., 1940

*Only names whose frequency occurs 5 or more times are listed.

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Name Gender Total this Year
PATRICIA Female 195
SHIRLEY Female 90
HELEN Female 68
MAUREEN Female 58
RUTH Female 55
ALICE Female 47
SYLVIA Female 47
DOREEN Female 45
ANNIE Female 45
MARJORIE Female 39
MARION Female 37
SHEILA Female 36
MYRNA Female 36
NORMA Female 35
ROSE Female 34
NORMA Female 34
NANCY Female 33
RUTH Female 30
ROBERTA Female 30
VALERIE Female 29
SUSAN Female 29
PHYLLIS Female 29
MURIEL Female 28
ELEANOR Female 26
VERNA Female 24

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
WILLIAM 334
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
GEORGE 136
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94
RAYMOND 79
THOMAS 73
GORDON 69

Top 10 Girls

PATRICIA 195
SHIRLEY 90
HELEN 68
MAUREEN 58
RUTH 55
ALICE 47
SYLVIA 47
DOREEN 45
ANNIE 45
MARJORIE 39