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Re: Male names for Female

by ClaudiaS

5/19/2023, 6:28 AM

in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans

If the name was one of the most popular male names (e.g. John, William, James, etc.) then it almost always showed up on the female list as well, and vice versa. Names with that much usage naturally had the most coding errors, especially in earlier years, adding up to enough to make it appear on the list.

When an uncommon male name shows up on the female list, it probably was being used for girls.

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- thegriffon +2

5/19/2023, 10:35 AM

For uncommon names this has happened for centuries. Gender is often misunderstood when names cross languages, cultures and generations.

- ClaudiaS +1

5/19/2023, 5:05 PM

Absolutely, but an uncommon name from another culture would rarely be misgendered enough to show up on the US top 1000 list.

- thegriffon

5/21/2023, 11:14 AM

Once misgendered it can become popular though.

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