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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
ELIZABETH Female 119
EVELYN Female 44
ELEANOR Female 37
EILEEN Female 32
ELAINE Female 30
EDITH Female 27
ELSIE Female 23
ELLEN Female 17
ETHEL Female 16
EVA Female 12
ESTHER Female 10
EDNA Female 10
EMILY Female 7
EMMA Female 7

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
JAMES 255
DAVID 244
DONALD 202
GEORGE 183
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
BARBARA 152
ELIZABETH 119
SHARON 119
JUDITH 115
JOAN 105
DONNA 103
CAROL 101