The Unisex Name App provides quick lookup the historical gender association of names.
As society becomes increasingly accepting of nonpolar gender roles and sexuality, parents may increasingly wish to give their newborn children unisex names. Such names allow the child more freedom in choosing their own gender identity. Further, there have been studies and discussions regarding how children with more unisex names may be better able to avoid prejudgment on job applications and performance evaluation. (Moss-Racusin et al., 2012; Boring, Ottoboni, & Stark, 2016; Fortune Magazine, 2014; NPR, 2016)
Data is obtained from data.gov. The data (name, year of birth, sex and number) are from a 100 percent sample of Social Security card applications spanning 1880 to 2014.
Try the app here.
See the introduction slides here.
