Sex ratio is the clearest indicator of bias in the baby names dataset
I’ve written before about how the U.S. Social Security baby names dataset, despite being trotted out by plenty of commercial …
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Trendiest baby names in social security
Trendiest baby names in the Social Security database (determined with an analytical chemistry technique) A few attempts have been made …
Skyrocketing of boys names ending in ‘n’ is not reflected in the most popular names overall
In 2007, arguably the foremost statistician-cum-maven concerning the U.S. Social Security Administration’s baby name database, Laura Wattenberg*, appears to be …
baby names rise of n
The meteoric rise of boys’ names ending in ‘n’ It’s been noted before that one of the most striking trends …
U.S. baby names: Variations on a theme, girls named after months, and Britney
In my last two forays into the U.S. Social Security Administration baby names database, I explored the extent to which …
U.S. baby names: Sigourney, Marilyn, and sex confusion
To start with a bang, I’ll just leave these here (click on the images to enlarge): Last week, I posted …