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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
WILLIAM Male 334
WAYNE Male 62
WALTER Male 52
WILFRED Male 17
WALLACE Male 7
WARREN Male 7
WILMA Female 7
WINIFRED Female 5

Top 10 Boys

WILLIAM 334
THOMAS 94
WAYNE 62
WALTER 52
VICTOR 31
TERRENCE 18
WILFRED 17
THEODORE 15
TERENCE 13
TERRY 11

Top 10 Girls

SYLVIA 47
VALERIE 29
SUSAN 29
VERNA 24
VIRGINIA 22
DARLENE 20
VIOLET 18
YVONNE 18
VERA 16
THERESA 14