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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
WILLIAM Male 334
WILLIAM Male 324
WAYNE Male 62
WALTER Male 52
WALTER Male 52
WENDY Female 23
WILMA Female 19
WILFRED Male 18
WILFRED Male 17
WALLACE Male 7
WALLACE Male 7
WARREN Male 7
WINNIFRED Female 7
WILMA Female 7
WINNIE Female 5
WINIFRED Female 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
JOHN 343
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 324
ROBERT 274
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
RONALD 131

Top 10 Girls

MARY 201
MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 154
PATRICIA 137
JUDITH 115
SHIRLEY 107
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86