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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
ARTHUR Male 59
ALICE Female 47
ANNIE Female 45
ALBERT Male 35
ALLAN Male 28
ALAN Male 18
AGNES Female 16
ANNE Female 13
ANDREW Male 9
ANN Female 7
ALLEN Male 7
ARCHIBALD Male 6
ARNOLD Male 6
ANITA Female 6
ALEXANDRA Female 5
ALEC Male 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 252
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
GEORGE 136
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 142
JUDITH 115
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
SANDRA 70
HELEN 68
JEAN 61