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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
HELEN Female 71
HAROLD Male 55
HENRY Male 36
HUGH Male 15
HILDA Female 11
HARRIET Female 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
JOAN 105
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
JEAN 71
HELEN 71