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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
WAYNE Male 62
WALTER Male 52
WENDY Female 23
WILFRED Male 17
WALLACE Male 7
WARREN Male 7
WILMA Female 7
WINSTON Male 6
WINNIE Female 5
WINIFRED Female 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
WILLIAM 334
KENNETH 166
RONALD 161
RICHARD 144
MICHAEL 103
THOMAS 94
RAYMOND 79
PETER 66
NORMAN 63

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
SHARON 119
SHIRLEY 90
MARILYN 86
SANDRA 70
LINDA 70
MAUREEN 58
KATHLEEN 52