Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

adjkant wrote: post #4

kowlo wrote: post #2

Would have been interesting to see data-points from before 2015...

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi should do it

Is there a way to get the raw percentages rather than the rank?

Re: Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

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Post by Gys » Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:10 PM UTC

kowlo wrote: post #2

Would have been interesting to see data-points from before 2015...

'The year when the name Alexa was most popular is 2015. In that year, the number of births is 6052, which represents 0.311 percent of total female births in 2015.'

From https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

Re: Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

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Post by azurezyq » Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:12 PM UTC

I think this sentence is kind of BS:

> Having been the 32nd most popular name for girls born in 2015, Alexa's rank dropped to 139th in 2019, the lowest it's been since 1992.

Thanks for the link provided by adjkant below, here's the ranks per year:

2019 139

2018 90

2017 65

2016 51

2015 32

2014 63

2013 60

2012 57

2011 55

2010 50

2009 43

2008 50

2007 40

2006 39

2005 66

2004 72

2003 67

2002 69

2001 78

2000 87

I agree that ranks in 2018 and 2019 is low and on point. However 2015 is already an outlier. The sentence doesn't make much sense statistically. It's a bit like picking data points purposefully.

Re: Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

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Post by mentos » Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:20 PM UTC

Funny coincidence I was just wondering this a few weeks ago when reading a Tinder bio of a girl named Alexa who had something to the effect of 'heard all the Alexa jokes for a lifetime thanks'

Made me wonder if there is a class action lawsuit where all of the Alexa's could sue Amazon for psychological distress or something.

Re: Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

Gys wrote: post #6

kowlo wrote: post #2

Would have been interesting to see data-points from before 2015...

'The year when the name Alexa was most popular is 2015. In that year, the number of births is 6052, which represents 0.311 percent of total female births in 2015.' From https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

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Re: Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?

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Post by adam12 » Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

Yes, and the internet has ruined the name Karen, too.