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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
JOAN Female 90
SHIRLEY Female 90
HELEN Female 85
DOREEN Female 63
MAUREEN Female 58
NORMA Female 52
SYLVIA Female 47
RUTH Female 45
ANNIE Female 40
SHEILA Female 36
MYRNA Female 36
ALICE Female 35
NORMA Female 35
ROSE Female 34
MILDRED Female 34
NANCY Female 33
RUTH Female 30
ROBERTA Female 30
THELMA Female 30
VALERIE Female 29
SUSAN Female 29
PHYLLIS Female 29
GRACE Female 28
MURIEL Female 28

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
WILLIAM 334
GEORGE 170
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
GORDON 106
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94
JOSEPH 83
RAYMOND 79

Top 10 Girls

PATRICIA 195
JOAN 90
SHIRLEY 90
HELEN 85
DOREEN 63
MAUREEN 58
NORMA 52
SYLVIA 47
RUTH 45
ANNIE 40