Track the Popularity of Names

Get the most popular names for baby girls and their rankings over time.

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girls = SortBy[ EntityList[ EntityClass[ "GivenName", {"Gender" -> "Female", "Rank" -> Interval[{1, 10}]}]], #["Rank"] &]

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ranksgirls = Table[EntityValue[name, Dated[EntityProperty["GivenName", "Rank"], All]], {name, girls}];

Plot the rankings for the last 50 years on a log scale that has the most popular name at the top.

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DateListStepPlot[ranksgirls, ScalingFunctions -> {-Log[#] &, Exp[-#] &}, PlotLegends -> girls, PlotTheme -> "Business", ImageSize -> 475, PlotRange -> {{DateObject[{1965}], DateObject[{2015}]}, All}]

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boys = SortBy[ EntityList[ EntityClass[ "GivenName", {"Gender" -> "Male", "Rank" -> Interval[{1, 10}]}]], #["Rank"] &];

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ranksboys = Table[EntityValue[name, Dated[EntityProperty["GivenName", "Rank"], All]], {name, boys}];

Looking at the rankings for boys' names shows some names have been consistently popular over time.

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DateListStepPlot[ranksboys, ScalingFunctions -> {-Log[#] &, Exp[-#] &}, PlotLegends -> boys, PlotTheme -> "Business", ImageSize -> 475, PlotRange -> {{DateObject[{1965}], DateObject[{2015}]}, All}]

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