How flat is your name?
Every year, the Social Security Administration publishes data on every baby name registered in the United States. The dataset stretches all the way back to 1880, covering over 140 years of naming trends, fads, and cultural shifts captured in a simple list of names and counts. I was curious about names that aren’t super popular but are consistent. Most people know how to pronounce and spell the name Ellen. But you don’t meet that many Ellens....