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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
HELEN Female 68
HAROLD Male 47
HERBERT Male 45
HENRY Male 37
HEATHER Female 29
HARRY Male 25
HOWARD Male 20
HAZEL Female 20
HARVEY Male 15
HUGH Male 15
HILDA Female 10
HIROSHI Male 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