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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 35
NANCY Female 33
NORMA Female 25
NEIL Male 16
NORA Female 8
NAOMI Female 6
NOREEN Female 6
NOREEN Female 6
NELLIE Female 6
NELLIE Female 6

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 303
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
GEORGE 150
RICHARD 144
MICHAEL 103
GORDON 95

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 148
JUDITH 115
JOAN 105
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
DOREEN 82
SANDRA 70