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earnest_dad OP t1_issyqyv wrote

Reply to comment by jeffinRTP in [OC] Female names that are composed of two "standalone" names (e.g. "Rosemary", "Annmarie", "Adalynn", "Emmalee"...). Turns out "Jo-" is super versatile [repost with light updates after comments] by earnest_dad

These are *excellent* questions. With the data we have, it's much easier to examine the first question you posed. It seems totally doable to create an indicator for whether a name is a combination (like these), and look at the proportion of all names that satisfy this property over time. I'm guessing you're right that there's some regional variation, but unfortunately the babynames library I used doesn't connect names to distinct geographies. Would be very cool to examine that, though!

Thanks for the comment!

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jeffinRTP t1_ist46sn wrote

I've noticed usage changes over time as when someone is famous their names become more common etc. Not sure if census data would help with geography or popularity over time.

Your chart is interesting because I've never thought about compound names and it caused me to think about it and other things.

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