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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
DIANNE Female 24
DARLENE Female 20
DEREK Male 12
DENISE Female 10
DONA Female 7
DENISE Female 5
DAISY Female 5
DARYL Male 5
DARYL Male 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 260
ROBERT 246
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
RONALD 130
THOMAS 94
THOMAS 86
RAYMOND 79

Top 10 Girls

SHIRLEY 129
SHIRLEY 90
SYLVIA 47
RUTH 37
SHEILA 36
ROSE 34
RUTH 30
ROBERTA 30
VALERIE 29
SUSAN 29