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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
SHIRLEY Female 90
SYLVIA Female 47
STANLEY Male 46
SHEILA Female 36
STEPHEN Male 35
SUSAN Female 29
SALLY Female 14
SAMUEL Male 13
SARAH Female 10
SIDNEY Male 9
STUART Male 8
STELLA Female 7
SONJA Female 7
SYDNEY Male 5
STEWART Male 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