14 January 2009
Baby name wizard
Posted by schirristreet under: Uncategorized .
In Memoriam: UK Baby Name Statistics
Hard times are hitting economies around the world, and hard choices have to be made. Even in my baby-name bubble I recognize that tracking the rise and fall of Nevaeh doesn’t make any top-10 list of national priorities. Still, it was a shock to learn to that UK Office of National Statistics has decided to stop reporting on popular baby names as a cost-cutting measure.The announcement of the year’s most popular baby names has quickly become a tradition around the globe. It’s a happy tradition: a rare moment when our government tell us something just because it’s fun and interesting. It’s also a unique barometer of our changing national mores. As an American, I learn something new about my country with every new name list. Similarly, looking at the England & Wales stats each year taught me a lot about how our countries are the same, and how we differ. I’ll sorely miss watching names like Alfie and Poppy climb toward the top 10.There’s no substitute for true national statistics. They capture the full range of the nation’s tastes, while private listmakers — web sites or newspapers that poll their readerships — systematically ignore large swaths of the population. As the UK experience demonstrates, we shouldn’t take the government data for granted.
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