The Most Gender-Switched Names in the U.S.

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Post by well_i_never » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

The Most Gender-Switched Names in the U.S.
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Post by lalaithion » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:24 PM UTC

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Post by sampleinajar » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:41 PM UTC

I wonder if you ignored spelling what the results would be? ex: kodi, codi, cody, etc. all grouped together.

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Post by RcouF1uZ4gsC » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:43 PM UTC

I find the Krishna name interesting. Krishna is a male Hindu deity. However, it seems a lot of people were naming their girls Krishna. Now, it is a boy's name again.

My speculation for the cause of this is that Hare Krishna became popular among certain US groups in the 1970's and a lot of them named their daughters Krishna. Then, in more recent times, there has been a lot more immigration from India into the US, and these families name their boys Krishna.

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Post by puppycodes » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:45 PM UTC

lol what a problematic study

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Post by aidenn0 » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:48 PM UTC

sampleinajar wrote: post #3

I wonder if you ignored spelling what the results would be? ex: kodi, codi, cody, etc. all grouped together.

If you ignore spelling you also deal with heteronyms (same spelling, different pronunciation).

All the men I know named "Jan" pronounce it in the Germanic way (roughly Yahn), and the women I know pronounce it with a soft g.

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Post by caseysoftware » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:50 PM UTC

As a Casey (last name), I've been intrigued by the transitions over time. It would be interesting to map this to major events.

For example, the #2 name "Jackie" switched from a heavily boys name to a heavily girls name about 1/3 of the way through the data set which would be around 1960. Also in 1960, JFK was elected and his wife was "Jackie" Kennedy. She became First Lady and a fashion icon immediately.

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Post by deeg » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:51 PM UTC

So what caused that very short spike in "Jaime" as a girls name? Looks like it might have occurred right around 1960.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 8:58 PM UTC

aidenn0 wrote: post #6

sampleinajar wrote: post #3

I wonder if you ignored spelling what the results would be? ex: kodi, codi, cody, etc. all grouped together.

If you ignore spelling you also deal with heteronyms (same spelling, different pronunciation). All the men I know named "Jan" pronounce it in the Germanic way (roughly Yahn), and the women I know pronounce it with a soft g.

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Post by persistent » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 9:03 PM UTC

This is also a list of the stupidest names in US History. The reason nobody can figure out whether "Ashtin" is a girl's or boy's name is because it's not a name. Same for "Tristyn" and most of the rest of this brain damage.