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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
OLGA Female 10
OLIVE Female 9

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 303
JAMES 255
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
GEORGE 150
RICHARD 144
GORDON 128

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 148
SHARON 119
JUDITH 115
JOAN 105
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
DOREEN 82