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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 50
ELSIE Female 26
ETHEL Female 26
EILEEN Female 24
EDNA Female 24
ELEANOR Female 23
ELAINE Female 11
EUGENE Male 9
EVA Female 9
EUNICE Female 6
ELLA Female 5
EDMUND Male 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 284
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
GEORGE 143
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 168
JUDITH 115
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
JEAN 71
HELEN 71
SANDRA 70