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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

WILLIAM 334
THOMAS 94
WAYNE 62
WALTER 52
STANLEY 46
STEPHEN 35
VICTOR 31
TERRANCE 19
TERRENCE 18
WILFRED 17

Top 10 Girls

SHARON 119
SHIRLEY 90
SYLVIA 47
SHEILA 36
VALERIE 29
SUSAN 29
VERNA 24
WENDY 23
VIRGINIA 22
VIOLET 18