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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
PETER Male 66
PAUL Male 45
PATRICK Male 29
PHYLLIS Female 29
PHILIP Male 23
PAULINE Female 19
PEARL Female 14
PHILLIP Male 13
PENELOPE Female 10
PAMELA Female 8
PEGGY Female 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
WILLIAM 334
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94
RAYMOND 79
PETER 66
NORMAN 63
WAYNE 62

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
MAUREEN 58
MARIE 49
SYLVIA 47
MARLENE 45
MARJORIE 44