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A comment on US boy names that became girl names and vice versa. Parent comment

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by twoodfin on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:34PM (#50341381)
These are presumably from Social Security registrations, so reflecting official given names.

Another interesting analysis would be the movement back and forth between full names and their associated common diminutives.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by jmaw on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:45PM (#50341578)
Yes, the data comes from the US Social Security Administration from 1936–2025

Source: The expandable "How we measured it" section at the bottom of the page

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