unisex-names
Unisex Names
This directory contains the code and data behind the story The Most Common Unisex Names In America: Is Yours One Of Them?
The script unisex_names.R generates the data in unisex_names_table.csv, which contains the over 900 names given to each sex at least one-third of the time and with a minimum of 100 people. It has the following variables:
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
name | First names from the Social Security Administration |
total | Total number of living Americans with the name |
male_share | Percentage of people with the name who are male |
female_share | Percentage of people with the name who are female |
gap | Gap between male_share and female_share |
Files
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