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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 32
NEIL Male 16
NORA Female 8
NOREEN Female 8
NAOMI Female 6
NOREEN Female 6
NELLIE Female 6
NELLIE Female 6
NORAH Female 6

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 318
GEORGE 171
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 184
JUDITH 115
JOAN 105
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
DOREEN 73
HELEN 72