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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 51
IAN Male 15
IAN Male 15
ISABEL Female 12
IDA Female 9
IRIS Female 9
IDA Female 8
ISOBEL Female 8
ISABEL Female 6
ISABELLA Female 6
IRIS Female 6
IVY Female 5
IVAN Male 5
IVAN Male 5
INA Female 5

Top 10 Boys

ROBERT 445
JOHN 416
WILLIAM 334
JOHN 328
ROBERT 285
WILLIAM 277
JAMES 255
DAVID 244
DONALD 202
JAMES 189

Top 10 Girls

MARGARET 199
PATRICIA 195
MARY 192
MARY 186
MARGARET 178
BARBARA 152
PATRICIA 145
SHIRLEY 121
ELIZABETH 119
SHARON 119