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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
NORMAN Male 63
NORMA Female 40
NORMA Female 35
NANCY Female 33
NEIL Male 16
NORA Female 8
NAOMI Female 6
NOREEN Female 6
NELLIE Female 6
NOBUO Male 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 245
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
GEORGE 145
RICHARD 144
MICHAEL 103
CHARLES 98

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 184
JUDITH 115
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
HELEN 73
JEAN 70
SANDRA 70