Unisex Names: unisex_names_table.csv

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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

Data license: CC Attribution 4.0 License · Data source: fivethirtyeight/data on GitHub · About: simonw/fivethirtyeight-datasette

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Link rowid ▼ Unnamed: 0 name total male_share female_share gap
1 1 1 Casey 176544.328149 0.584286566204162 0.415713433795838 0.168573132408324
2 2 2 Riley 154860.665173 0.507639071226889 0.492360928773111 0.0152781424537786
3 3 3 Jessie 136381.830656 0.47783426831522 0.52216573168478 0.04433146336956
4 4 4 Jackie 132928.78874 0.421132601798505 0.578867398201495 0.15773479640299
5 5 5 Avery 121797.419516 0.335213073103216 0.664786926896784 0.329573853793568
6 6 6 Jaime 109870.18729 0.561792900862907 0.438207099137093 0.123585801725814
7 7 7 Peyton 94896.395216 0.433719376329487 0.566280623670513 0.132561247341027
8 8 8 Kerry 88963.92625 0.483948843602212 0.516051156397788 0.0321023127955753
9 9 9 Jody 80400.519199 0.352068031749129 0.647931968250871 0.295863936501742
10 10 10 Kendall 79210.873961 0.372366742002144 0.627633257997856 0.255266515995713
11 11 11 Payton 64151.630388 0.334357683090347 0.665642316909653 0.331284633819305
12 12 12 Skyler 53486.390419 0.646053060924541 0.353946939075459 0.292106121849082
13 13 13 Frankie 51288.068109 0.623671255310686 0.376328744689314 0.247342510621372
14 14 14 Pat 44781.602373 0.369034384641938 0.630965615358062 0.261931230716124
15 15 15 Quinn 41920.940058 0.635741932197297 0.364258067802703 0.271483864394595
16 16 16 Harley 41237.565743 0.57170175193966 0.42829824806034 0.14340350387932
17 17 17 Reese 36360.520613 0.361910288553326 0.638089711446674 0.276179422893347
18 18 18 Robbie 32636.047648 0.553156938754081 0.446843061245919 0.106313877508162
19 19 19 Tommie 29528.793818 0.664437749808803 0.335562250191197 0.328875499617605
20 20 20 Justice 27350.56457 0.528194955830851 0.471805044169149 0.0563899116617029
21 21 21 Kris 24955.811342 0.498626098405292 0.501373901594708 0.0027478031894155
22 22 22 Carey 24790.097054 0.523225760260067 0.476774239739933 0.0464515205201342
23 23 23 Emerson 24167.154361 0.525528919552714 0.474471080447286 0.0510578391054288
24 24 24 Blair 23160.101097 0.490256307493872 0.509743692506128 0.0194873850122556
25 25 25 Amari 22296.161372 0.515448766998635 0.484551233001365 0.0308975339972705
26 26 26 Elisha 22184.559374 0.42335187324059 0.57664812675941 0.153296253518819
27 27 27 Sage 21336.062278 0.367309797932152 0.632690202067848 0.265380404135695
28 28 28 Emery 18844.118877 0.486775536488248 0.513224463511752 0.0264489270235037
29 29 29 Stevie 18665.219122 0.574872101520245 0.425127898479755 0.14974420304049
30 30 30 Rowan 18367.420464 0.593396902050688 0.406603097949313 0.186793804101375
31 31 31 Ollie 17889.750339 0.339155503236562 0.660844496763438 0.321688993526876
32 32 32 Shea 16768.89188 0.41330242568181 0.58669757431819 0.173395148636381
33 33 33 Jaylin 15093.192039 0.572151392077043 0.427848607922957 0.144302784154087
34 34 34 Phoenix 14841.367876 0.610618412515388 0.389381587484612 0.221236825030777
35 35 35 Charley 12546.265782 0.609578018980947 0.390421981019053 0.219156037961894
36 36 36 Armani 12541.667755 0.559799828152919 0.440200171847081 0.119599656305837
37 37 37 Devyn 12515.023074 0.462939632691244 0.537060367308756 0.0741207346175126
38 38 38 Ivory 11908.580714 0.45360412468377 0.54639587531623 0.0927917506324591
39 39 39 Kendal 11841.40348 0.338384465048226 0.661615534951774 0.323231069903548
40 40 40 Baby 11132.855753 0.517252291124696 0.482747708875304 0.0345045822493915
41 41 41 Mckinley 10972.533414 0.479261600633664 0.520738399366336 0.0414767987326723
42 42 42 Finley 10194.618867 0.423588367386486 0.576411632613514 0.152823265227028
43 43 43 Milan 9971.955937 0.542624640460242 0.457375359539758 0.0852492809204839
44 44 44 Tory 9837.844335 0.64217876263032 0.35782123736968 0.284357525260639
45 45 45 Shay 9444.894035 0.413142273861413 0.586857726138587 0.173715452277173
46 46 46 Shiloh 8999.08523 0.334421397629101 0.665578602370899 0.331157204741798
47 47 47 Lavern 8776.346296 0.510623226437919 0.489376773562081 0.0212464528758382
48 48 48 Sky 8386.640072 0.350032134418276 0.649967865581724 0.299935731163449
49 49 49 Reilly 8300.824693 0.446285455482995 0.553714544517005 0.107429089034009
50 50 50 Leighton 8281.601797 0.606148710001783 0.393851289998217 0.212297420003566
51 51 51 Santana 7922.713789 0.438905002453573 0.561094997546427 0.122189995092854
52 52 52 Arden 7773.14736 0.47692710227997 0.52307289772003 0.0461457954400597
53 53 53 Campbell 7728.956865 0.430619167648829 0.569380832351171 0.138761664702343
54 54 54 Channing 7626.335577 0.624902631923615 0.375097368076385 0.24980526384723
55 55 55 Kamari 7584.893909 0.632721126040472 0.367278873959528 0.265442252080945
56 56 56 Alva 7496.35069 0.472639067129876 0.527360932870124 0.0547218657402486
57 57 57 Clair 7148.894728 0.585739931740676 0.414260068259324 0.171479863481352
58 58 58 Lavon 7107.834786 0.48804651732095 0.51195348267905 0.0239069653580999
59 59 59 Kenyatta 7063.611274 0.418089848300449 0.581910151699551 0.163820303399102
60 60 60 Britt 6852.95455 0.594512279086982 0.405487720913018 0.189024558173963
61 61 61 Vernell 6729.462903 0.352433686043904 0.647566313956096 0.295132627912192
62 62 62 Michal 6558.698679 0.490950487527344 0.509049512472656 0.0180990249453111
63 63 63 Austyn 6228.961465 0.662011678860177 0.337988321139823 0.324023357720355
64 64 64 Rian 6139.851241 0.593677306326126 0.406322693673874 0.187354612652251
65 65 65 Dominque 6101.13501 0.375118135928613 0.624881864071387 0.249763728142774
66 66 66 Remy 6094.667878 0.570592843057625 0.429407156942375 0.141185686115249
67 67 67 Jammie 6013.444775 0.364047292177885 0.635952707822115 0.27190541564423
68 68 68 Ricki 5847.272146 0.339712786646821 0.660287213353179 0.320574426706357
69 69 69 Jordin 5770.788278 0.347259358940564 0.652740641059436 0.305481282118872
70 70 70 Trinidad 5747.944235 0.592455661149956 0.407544338850045 0.184911322299911
71 71 71 Ryley 5685.538724 0.560735154356149 0.439264845643851 0.121470308712297
72 72 72 Carrol 5513.606968 0.45235639563636 0.54764360436364 0.0952872087272798
73 73 73 Landry 5449.51046 0.555815647888489 0.444184352111511 0.111631295776979
74 74 74 Lorin 5428.15538 0.545362467498121 0.454637532501879 0.0907249349962417
75 75 75 Yael 5232.374916 0.449224824049286 0.550775175950714 0.101550351901427
76 76 76 Codi 4805.328209 0.368184020539189 0.631815979460811 0.263631958921622
77 77 77 Sloan 4796.882097 0.367115168434376 0.632884831565624 0.265769663131247
78 78 78 Jael 4472.71492 0.384048137367092 0.615951862632908 0.231903725265817
79 79 79 Kodi 4428.704313 0.491293819868078 0.508706180131922 0.017412360263845
80 80 80 Azariah 4420.560847 0.370263313106705 0.629736686893296 0.259473373786591
81 81 81 Dakotah 4388.852023 0.625606776125293 0.374393223874707 0.251213552250586
82 82 82 Lorenza 4249.273719 0.543574994868435 0.456425005131565 0.0871499897368697
83 83 83 Artie 4230.139897 0.59190025861218 0.40809974138782 0.18380051722436
84 84 84 Maxie 4123.46784 0.599424270518865 0.400575729481135 0.19884854103773
85 85 85 Torey 4058.588974 0.661885135994064 0.338114864005936 0.323770271988129
86 86 86 Tai 4017.916297 0.597251797104822 0.402748202895178 0.194503594209643
87 87 87 Kalani 4012.316123 0.411020883809857 0.588979116190143 0.177958232380285
88 88 88 Codie 3998.816987 0.608712507202321 0.391287492797679 0.217425014404641
89 89 89 Storm 3960.537446 0.641435752252701 0.358564247747299 0.282871504505401
90 90 90 Jaedyn 3913.076884 0.41443708367474 0.58556291632526 0.171125832650519
91 91 91 Merritt 3843.56067 0.658423283064763 0.341576716935237 0.316846566129526
92 92 92 Allyn 3801.332806 0.570772523672583 0.429227476327417 0.141545047345165
93 93 93 Jourdan 3781.556602 0.427814783241475 0.572185216758525 0.144370433517049
94 94 94 Yuri 3774.699243 0.389429947492111 0.610570052507889 0.221140105015779
95 95 95 Ellery 3738.814883 0.39765859704908 0.60234140295092 0.20468280590184
96 96 96 Oakley 3728.798329 0.64194439435987 0.35805560564013 0.28388878871974
97 97 97 Gentry 3703.829157 0.621410654605957 0.378589345394043 0.242821309211914
98 98 98 Ellison 3651.546836 0.352833543116028 0.647166456883972 0.294332913767945
99 99 99 Arin 3634.974321 0.388598580418967 0.611401419581033 0.222802839162065
100 100 100 Sol 3624.980544 0.551899845176107 0.448100154823893 0.103799690352214

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CREATE TABLE "unisex-names/unisex_names_table" (
"Unnamed: 0" INTEGER,
  "name" TEXT,
  "total" REAL,
  "male_share" REAL,
  "female_share" REAL,
  "gap" REAL
);