Popular Names in Canada (British Columbia)

Information from the BC Vital Statistics Agency

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Boys
1.	John	305	0
2.	William	260	0
3.	Robert	246	0
4.	Donald	167	+2
5.	James	151	-1
6.	George	145	-1
7.	Ronald	130	0
8.	David	102	0
9.	Charles	88	0
10.	Edward	86	+4
10.	Thomas	86	+3
12.	Kenneth	74	-2
13.	Gordon	71	+2
14.	Richard	67	-3
15.	Norman	65	+3
16.	Peter	59	+4
16.	Raymond	59	0
18.	Joseph	58	-6
19.	Arthur	57	+1
20.	Douglas	53	-3
21.	Stanley	47	+8
22.	Walter	45	0
23.	Roy	43	+5
24.	Frederick	42	-2
24.	Harold	42	+2
26.	Albert	41	-2
27.	Gerald	40	-8
28.	Lawrence	36	+4
29.	Frank	34	-5
30.	Alfred	33	+19
30.	Ernest	33	0
32.	Allan	31	+4
32.	Leonard	31	-1
34.	Herbert	30	+7
34.	Jack	30	+5
36.	Harry	28	-9
37.	Daniel	26	+22
37.	Francis	26	0
39.	Ian	23	+7
40.	Alan	22	+9
40.	Carl	22	+25
40.	Henry	22	0
40.	Michael	22	+11
44.	Barry	21	+7
44.	Dennis	21	+16
46.	Lorne	20	+19
46.	Victor	20	-12
48.	Melvin	19	+17
48.	Philip	19	+17
50.	Brian	18	+28
50.	Bruce	18	-6
50.	Clifford	18	-9
50.	Fredrick	18	+5
50.	Patrick	18	-4
50.	Paul	18	-16
56.	Alexander	17	-23
56.	Howard	17	-1
56.	Leslie	17	-19
56.	Lloyd	17	-1
56.	Ralph	17	-5
61.	Andrew	15	-17
61.	Russell	15	+13
63.	Edwin	14	+2
63.	Gilbert	14	new
63.	Reginald	14	+23
66.	Louis	13	+20
66.	Maurice	13	+20
66.	Vernon	13	new
69.	Arnold	12	+29
69.	Fred	12	+17
69.	Harvey	12	+17
69.	Hugh	12	-14
69.	Roger	12	+9
74.	Keith	11	+24
74.	Samuel	11	-9
76.	Bernard	10	-14
76.	Clarence	10	-30
76.	Denis	10	-11
76.	Eugene	10	+22
76.	Glenn	10	new
76.	Theodore	10	-14
82.	Earl	9	-4
82.	Eric	9	-41
82.	Gary	9	new
82.	Malcolm	9	+16
82.	Murray	9	new
87.	Anthony	8	+11
87.	Barrie	8	new
87.	Hideo	8	new
87.	Larry	8	new
87.	Laurence	8	-1
87.	Marvin	8	new
87.	Wilfred	8	-36
94.	Allen	7	-16
94.	Benjamin	7	new
94.	Frederic	7	new
94.	Garry	7	new
94.	Hiroshi	7	-20
94.	Johnny	7	new
94.	Martin	7	new
94.	Mike	7	-8
94.	Neil	7	-34
94.	Rudolf	7	new
94.	Sidney	7	-30
94.	Stephen	7	-18
94.	Terence	7	-8

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Girls
1.	Mary	188	0
2.	Margaret	163	0
3.	Shirley	129	+1
4.	Patricia	108	-1
5.	Barbara	97	+2
6.	Elizabeth	92	+1
7.	Joan	83	-2
8.	Helen	78	+1
9.	Dorothy	77	-3
10.	Beverley	58	+4
10.	Doreen	58	0
12.	Frances	56	+4
13.	Betty	49	-2
14.	June	46	+4
14.	Norma	46	+16
16.	Irene	43	+10
16.	Kathleen	43	+13
18.	Audrey	39	+3
18.	Marion	39	+8
18.	Marjorie	39	+6
21.	Evelyn	38	+1
21.	Jean	38	-7
23.	Lois	37	+9
23.	Ruth	37	-4
25.	Alice	35	-12
25.	Annie	35	-6
25.	Florence	35	-9
28.	Beverly	33	-2
28.	Doris	33	+10
30.	Catherine	30	+8
30.	Lorraine	30	+50
32.	Joyce	29	-20
33.	Eileen	27	+40
33.	Gloria	27	+16
35.	Donna	26	+1
35.	Edith	26	-1
35.	Marie	26	-5
35.	Sheila	26	+10
35.	Vera	26	+27
40.	Elsie	25	-18
40.	Lillian	25	0
42.	Agnes	23	+3
42.	Phyllis	23	-18
44.	Eleanor	22	-11
44.	Jacqueline	22	+15
46.	Anne	20	+13
46.	Geraldine	20	new
46.	Marlene	20	+27
46.	Maureen	20	+21
50.	May	19	+23
51.	Anna	18	+22
51.	Dolores	18	+16
51.	Grace	18	-17
51.	Mildred	18	+16
51.	Muriel	18	-6
51.	Nancy	18	-9
51.	Sylvia	18	+16
51.	Violet	18	+1
59.	Hazel	17	-2
59.	Jessie	17	new
61.	Carol	16	+26
61.	Diane	16	+12
61.	Marilyn	16	-20
61.	Martha	16	new
65.	Bernice	15	-16
65.	Ellen	15	-16
65.	Eva	15	-13
65.	Laura	15	-3
65.	Olive	15	+32
65.	Roberta	15	+22
65.	Yvonne	15	+8
72.	Louise	14	-30
72.	Rose	14	-27
74.	Clara	13	+18
74.	Constance	13	new
74.	Edna	13	-7
74.	Gladys	13	-38
74.	Ruby	13	+6
74.	Verna	13	-8
80.	Ann	12	-18
80.	Beatrice	12	-23
80.	Elaine	12	new
80.	Katherine	12	new
84.	Janet	11	-32
84.	Marguerite	11	-11
84.	Nora	11	new
84.	Pauline	11	-4
84.	Rita	11	-4
84.	Thelma	11	-40
84.	Vivian	11	+3
91.	Anita	10	+6
91.	Diana	10	-11
91.	Isabel	10	new
91.	Lily	10	new
91.	Lorna	10	-4
91.	Lucy	10	new
91.	Mabel	10	+6
91.	Sarah	10	new
91.	Theresa	10	+1
100.	Colleen	9	new
100.	Dora	9	new
100.	Esther	9	new
100.	Julia	9	new
100.	Kazuko	9	new
100.	Maria	9	-20
100.	Nellie	9	new
100.	Norah	9	new
100.	Rosemary	9	-38
100.	Sally	9	new
100.	Velma	9	-3
100.	Virginia	9	-33

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