Commenters note girls' names are more dynamic, driven by adoption rather than boys' abandonment
2 Nov 2 12:42 PM · 9d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 6
Hacker News discussion emerges with users noting that in most cases, name shifts toward girls were driven by increased adoption among girls rather than declining use among boys, and that the same pattern held in reverse.
“Of the 42 names that moved toward girls, 34 were driven mainly by an increase among girls, rather than a decline among boys.”
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My biggest WTF on this (as a foreigner) was the late Lindsey Graham. I always knew Lindsey/Lindsay as a female name.Either way, peeking through the list, seems to me names which end with a vowel are usually feminine. However, there's a caveat: names end up shortened, and over time even those get shortened.'Brit', 'Britney' for 'Brittany'.'Gerry'…
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> Of the 42 names that moved toward girls, 34 were driven mainly by an increase among girls, rather than a decline among boys.> Surprisingly, the same pattern held in the opposite direction. Of the 12 names that moved toward boys, 9 shifted mainly because fewer girls were receiving them, rather than because more boys were. In other words…
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I feel like a lot of these can be tied to one famous person with the name causing the gender to flip.
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