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ArchivesRe: Why are some names doubled in the SSA chart?
in reply to a message by MasterCiaraXo
On the SSA site, they'd be numbered as
237. Brooke
238. Sawyer
But since they have the exact same number of babies born, they're put on BTN as the same number-- it shows ties more clearly.
When people say the SSA chart has 'mistakes', they mean stuff like:
- "Unknown" being on the chart -- people don't actually name their kids "Unknown", but if they haven't picked a name by the time it's time to register for a SSN, the baby's name may get registered as Unknown.
- In 1989, the state of New York truncated all names over 8 characters, leading to the name "Christop" charting -- no one was named Christop, they were named Christopher and the error was in the data
- Names that are almost always used for one sex appearing on the chart for the opposite sex-- I'm sure there could have been a couple boys named Susan in the 40s-60s, but odds are most of them were girls who had the wrong box checked on the form or transcription errors from SSA workers.
Isadora Evander Larkin
Pax Symphorian Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
237. Brooke
238. Sawyer
But since they have the exact same number of babies born, they're put on BTN as the same number-- it shows ties more clearly.
When people say the SSA chart has 'mistakes', they mean stuff like:
- "Unknown" being on the chart -- people don't actually name their kids "Unknown", but if they haven't picked a name by the time it's time to register for a SSN, the baby's name may get registered as Unknown.
- In 1989, the state of New York truncated all names over 8 characters, leading to the name "Christop" charting -- no one was named Christop, they were named Christopher and the error was in the data
- Names that are almost always used for one sex appearing on the chart for the opposite sex-- I'm sure there could have been a couple boys named Susan in the 40s-60s, but odds are most of them were girls who had the wrong box checked on the form or transcription errors from SSA workers.
Pax Symphorian Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
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