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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
IRENE Female 57
IRENE Female 56
IAN Male 15
IAN Male 15
ISABEL Female 12
IVAN Male 10
IRIS Female 9
IDA Female 8
ISABEL Female 7
ISABELLE Female 7
ISAMU Male 7
IRIS Female 6
ISABELLA Female 5
IVAN Male 5
ISOBEL Female 5
INEZ Female 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
JOHN 351
WILLIAM 334
WILLIAM 318
JAMES 255
ROBERT 247
DAVID 244
DONALD 202
JAMES 187

Top 10 Girls

MARY 228
MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 186
MARGARET 184
BARBARA 152
DOROTHY 137
SHIRLEY 128
ELIZABETH 119
SHARON 119