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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
EVELYN Female 44
ELEANOR Female 26
ETHEL Female 24
EILEEN Female 23
EDNA Female 21
EVA Female 17
ELSIE Female 17
ELAINE Female 8
ELLA Female 7
EDMUND Male 7
EDGAR Male 6
EARLE 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