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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
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