# MOST POPULAR NAMES USED AS EITHER FIRST OR LAST NAMES # Based on 1990 US Census Data # # Prepared by Deron Meranda # # Column 1: First name # Column 2: Position bias. 0 is purely independent, # -1 is most frequently first name, # +1 is most frequently last name # Column 3: Percentage of population with this as FIRST name # Column 4: Percentage of population with this as LAST name # CARLOS -0.9496 0.116 0.003 VICTOR -0.9478 0.112 0.003 RICHARD -0.9475 0.854 0.023 RALPH -0.9448 0.141 0.004 CHARLES -0.9441 0.765 0.022 ANTONIO -0.9400 0.097 0.003 LUIS -0.9394 0.096 0.003 HARRY -0.9385 0.126 0.004 NATHAN -0.9375 0.093 0.003 GARY -0.9349 0.327 0.011 SHERRY -0.9348 0.089 0.003 RUBY -0.9304 0.111 0.004 ALFRED -0.9294 0.082 0.003 ADAM -0.9265 0.131 0.005 FLORENCE -0.9238 0.101 0.004 JEAN -0.9231 0.175 0.007 JOSEPH -0.9210 0.705 0.029 TROY -0.9178 0.070 0.003 JACK -0.9157 0.159 0.007 BEVERLY -0.9143 0.134 0.006 SAMUEL -0.9130 0.154 0.007 MARVIN -0.9111 0.086 0.004 JEFFERY -0.9091 0.084 0.004 LEROY -0.9091 0.063 0.003 JAY -0.9062 0.061 0.003 SHIRLEY -0.9062 0.244 0.012 HAZEL -0.9059 0.081 0.004 HOLLY -0.9032 0.059 0.003 TOM -0.9032 0.059 0.003 RAYMOND -0.8992 0.245 0.013 PAUL -0.8926 0.476 0.027 ARTHUR -0.8883 0.169 0.010 ANTHONY -0.8854 0.362 0.022 EARL -0.8835 0.097 0.006 SAM -0.8824 0.048 0.003 JAMES -0.8813 1.664 0.105 LOUIS -0.8788 0.124 0.008 NICHOLAS -0.8776 0.138 0.009 AARON -0.8760 0.121 0.008 BRENT -0.8750 0.045 0.003 RAMON -0.8750 0.045 0.003 DANIEL -0.8738 0.490 0.033 CALVIN -0.8710 0.058 0.004 STACEY -0.8689 0.057 0.004 ANDRE -0.8605 0.040 0.003 DERRICK -0.8571 0.052 0.004 FRANCISCO -0.8551 0.064 0.005 MARION -0.8495 0.086 0.007 ALBERT -0.8480 0.158 0.013 BRANDON -0.8462 0.132 0.011 JACOB -0.8444 0.083 0.007 ANGEL -0.8438 0.059 0.005 LESLIE -0.8438 0.118 0.010 FRANK -0.8423 0.292 0.025 JOYCE -0.8384 0.182 0.016 TRACY -0.8358 0.123 0.011 WALTER -0.8356 0.201 0.018 SHELLY -0.8286 0.032 0.003 CECIL -0.8261 0.042 0.004 KYLE -0.8242 0.083 0.008 ALLAN -0.8235 0.031 0.003 EDGAR -0.8222 0.041 0.004 MELVIN -0.8222 0.082 0.008 GEORGE -0.8207 0.467 0.046 ASHLEY -0.8171 0.159 0.016 BENJAMIN -0.8133 0.136 0.014 JOY -0.8039 0.046 0.005 MANUEL -0.8020 0.091 0.010 PENNY -0.8000 0.036 0.004 MARCUS -0.7971 0.062 0.007 STACY -0.7949 0.070 0.008 COREY -0.7931 0.052 0.006 GRACE -0.7925 0.095 0.011 NEIL -0.7895 0.034 0.004 FLORA -0.7857 0.025 0.003 PATRICK -0.7828 0.197 0.024 CHRISTY -0.7727 0.039 0.005 DALE -0.7719 0.101 0.013 CLIFFORD -0.7714 0.062 0.008 KEITH -0.7714 0.155 0.020 FREDRICK -0.7600 0.022 0.003 VERA -0.7544 0.050 0.007 VERNON -0.7544 0.050 0.007 HERBERT -0.7528 0.078 0.011 ANGELO -0.7500 0.021 0.003 GERARD -0.7500 0.021 0.003 HOMER -0.7500 0.021 0.003 JULIAN -0.7500 0.028 0.004 ROSA -0.7500 0.098 0.014 DENNIS -0.7417 0.209 0.031 CHESTER -0.7391 0.040 0.006 HUBERT -0.7391 0.020 0.003 WESLEY -0.7377 0.053 0.008 LANCE -0.7297 0.032 0.005 SHANNON -0.7280 0.108 0.017 ALFONSO -0.7273 0.019 0.003 LYNN -0.7228 0.087 0.014 ANDRES -0.7143 0.018 0.003 BRUCE -0.7143 0.132 0.022 DAMON -0.7143 0.018 0.003 RODERICK -0.7143 0.018 0.003 TRAVIS -0.7143 0.084 0.014 GREGORY -0.7077 0.222 0.038 ARCHIE -0.7000 0.017 0.003 ROY -0.6933 0.138 0.025 FREDERICK -0.6923 0.077 0.014 COURTNEY -0.6825 0.053 0.010 OTIS -0.6800 0.021 0.004 SHELLEY -0.6667 0.025 0.005 TERRY -0.6610 0.196 0.040 GABRIEL -0.6522 0.038 0.008 ORLANDO -0.6522 0.019 0.004 CLINTON -0.6500 0.033 0.007 BARRY -0.6386 0.068 0.015 KAY -0.6364 0.036 0.008 LEIGH -0.6364 0.018 0.004 LORENZO -0.6364 0.018 0.004 MALCOLM -0.6364 0.018 0.004 ROLAND -0.6364 0.036 0.008 WILBUR -0.6364 0.018 0.004 DOUGLAS -0.6356 0.184 0.041 LUTHER -0.6296 0.022 0.005 BERNARD -0.6203 0.064 0.015 GLENN -0.6190 0.085 0.020 VINCENT -0.6190 0.085 0.020 CODY -0.6098 0.033 0.008 MILTON -0.6078 0.041 0.010 BRYAN -0.6000 0.096 0.024 ISAAC -0.5758 0.026 0.007 SHELBY -0.5652 0.018 0.005 TODD -0.5620 0.107 0.030 LUKE -0.5556 0.021 0.006 FRANCIS -0.5504 0.100 0.029 RYAN -0.5342 0.168 0.051 NORMAN -0.5254 0.090 0.028 RANDALL -0.5217 0.070 0.022 LEON -0.5200 0.057 0.018 LYLE -0.5200 0.019 0.006 HERMAN -0.5077 0.049 0.016 WILLARD -0.4857 0.026 0.009 KENNY -0.4815 0.020 0.007 LINDSAY -0.4667 0.033 0.012 LEONARD -0.4646 0.093 0.034 LAWRENCE -0.4639 0.142 0.052 CRAIG -0.4610 0.103 0.038 HENRY -0.4603 0.184 0.068 CHRISTIE -0.4400 0.018 0.007 HOPE -0.4400 0.018 0.007 HANNAH -0.4375 0.023 0.009 ROSE -0.4300 0.148 0.059 FELIX -0.4286 0.030 0.012 LLOYD -0.4074 0.057 0.024 CLIFTON -0.4054 0.026 0.011 LESTER -0.3939 0.046 0.020 KIM -0.3919 0.103 0.045 CURTIS -0.3893 0.091 0.040 ABRAHAM -0.3846 0.018 0.008 RUDOLPH -0.3846 0.018 0.008 THOMAS -0.3799 0.692 0.311 GUY -0.3636 0.030 0.014 STANLEY -0.3381 0.093 0.046 ALLISON -0.3333 0.046 0.023 FLOYD -0.3333 0.054 0.027 CARLTON -0.3103 0.019 0.010 MEREDITH -0.3077 0.017 0.009 SYLVESTER -0.3043 0.015 0.008 IRVING -0.3000 0.013 0.007 CHRISTIAN -0.2881 0.038 0.021 CASEY -0.2727 0.042 0.024 WHITNEY -0.2683 0.026 0.015 EVERETT -0.2609 0.029 0.017 TYLER -0.2603 0.046 0.027 KELLY -0.2582 0.173 0.102 STUART -0.2571 0.022 0.013 NOEL -0.2000 0.018 0.012 SCOTT -0.1957 0.275 0.185 BRADLEY -0.1940 0.080 0.054 KENT -0.1905 0.025 0.017 RAY -0.1852 0.080 0.055 DREW -0.1818 0.013 0.009 JEWELL -0.1818 0.013 0.009 FORREST -0.1667 0.014 0.010 GREGG -0.1538 0.015 0.011 RUSSELL -0.1414 0.113 0.085 LINDSEY -0.1148 0.034 0.027 CLAYTON -0.1111 0.030 0.024 DEAN -0.0909 0.054 0.045 KIRK -0.0638 0.025 0.022 AMOS -0.0476 0.011 0.010 ERVIN -0.0435 0.012 0.011 HOWARD -0.0265 0.116 0.110 CAMERON 0.0000 0.021 0.021 GILBERT 0.0000 0.045 0.045 GRADY 0.0000 0.011 0.011 PAIGE 0.0000 0.010 0.010 WINSTON 0.0000 0.010 0.010 PRESTON 0.0270 0.018 0.019 RANDOLPH 0.0286 0.017 0.018 KENDALL 0.0435 0.011 0.012 ROSARIO 0.0714 0.013 0.015 CONRAD 0.0833 0.011 0.013 WARREN 0.0894 0.056 0.067 ALEXANDER 0.1111 0.068 0.085 GORDON 0.1111 0.052 0.065 MIRANDA 0.1176 0.015 0.019 HARVEY 0.1325 0.036 0.047 FRANKLIN 0.1333 0.039 0.051 TERRELL 0.1538 0.011 0.015 CLEVELAND 0.1818 0.009 0.013 BLAKE 0.1915 0.019 0.028 ARNOLD 0.2174 0.036 0.056 CAREY 0.2667 0.011 0.019 MOSES 0.2667 0.011 0.019 WADE 0.2698 0.023 0.040 SHERMAN 0.2857 0.015 0.027 TYSON 0.3000 0.007 0.013 LARA 0.3077 0.009 0.017 OWEN 0.3158 0.013 0.025 BRADFORD 0.3333 0.011 0.022 SIMON 0.3333 0.013 0.026 NEAL 0.3448 0.019 0.039 LEE 0.3456 0.107 0.220 CLAY 0.3529 0.011 0.023 ROMAN 0.3529 0.011 0.023 AVERY 0.3636 0.007 0.015 GAY 0.3636 0.007 0.015 JORDAN 0.3805 0.035 0.078 AUSTIN 0.3867 0.023 0.052 ALLEN 0.3868 0.088 0.199 HALEY 0.3913 0.007 0.016 NOLAN 0.3913 0.007 0.016 SOLOMON 0.3913 0.007 0.016 HEATH 0.4000 0.009 0.021 LUCAS 0.4074 0.016 0.038 OLIVER 0.4085 0.021 0.050 MACK 0.4091 0.013 0.031 DOYLE 0.4211 0.011 0.027 MARTIN 0.4256 0.110 0.273 CHASE 0.4375 0.009 0.023 SANTOS 0.4419 0.012 0.031 MAY 0.4545 0.015 0.040 VANCE 0.4615 0.007 0.019 LOGAN 0.4706 0.009 0.025 WALLACE 0.4727 0.029 0.081 MARSHALL 0.4851 0.026 0.075 KELLEY 0.4857 0.018 0.052 CHERRY 0.5000 0.005 0.015 GARRETT 0.5000 0.015 0.045 HESTER 0.5000 0.005 0.015 SANFORD 0.5000 0.005 0.015 WILLIS 0.5068 0.018 0.055 SANTIAGO 0.5217 0.011 0.035 DUDLEY 0.5238 0.005 0.016 CARROLL 0.5278 0.017 0.055 GRANT 0.5385 0.018 0.060 WILEY 0.5385 0.006 0.020 BRADY 0.5625 0.007 0.025 MAYNARD 0.5652 0.005 0.018 PERRY 0.5667 0.026 0.094 KIRBY 0.5714 0.006 0.022 ROSS 0.5738 0.026 0.096 BOOKER 0.5833 0.005 0.019 DALTON 0.5833 0.005 0.019 SPENCER 0.5833 0.015 0.057 MILES 0.6170 0.009 0.038 BLAIR 0.6216 0.007 0.030 MITCHELL 0.6244 0.037 0.160 MONROE 0.6296 0.005 0.022 LEWIS 0.6318 0.051 0.226 CARSON 0.6552 0.005 0.024 MORRIS 0.6556 0.026 0.125 BROCK 0.6667 0.005 0.025 JEFFERSON 0.6667 0.005 0.025 HOUSTON 0.6774 0.005 0.026 NELSON 0.6788 0.031 0.162 MAXWELL 0.6970 0.005 0.028 MORGAN 0.6978 0.021 0.118 NORRIS 0.7073 0.006 0.035 ELLIS 0.7111 0.013 0.077 VAUGHN 0.7143 0.006 0.036 BURTON 0.7358 0.007 0.046 BRYANT 0.7400 0.013 0.087 BOYD 0.7436 0.010 0.068 FLETCHER 0.7619 0.005 0.037 ELLIOTT 0.7627 0.007 0.052 SHELTON 0.7727 0.005 0.039 LANE 0.8000 0.006 0.054 MURRAY 0.8049 0.008 0.074 CRUZ 0.8072 0.008 0.075 MASON 0.8133 0.007 0.068 RILEY 0.8276 0.005 0.053 HARRISON 0.8313 0.007 0.076 GRAHAM 0.8427 0.007 0.082 STEWART 0.8472 0.011 0.133 HUNTER 0.8649 0.005 0.069 COLE 0.8824 0.005 0.080 TAYLOR 0.8906 0.018 0.311 CLARK 0.8934 0.013 0.231 BENNETT 0.9038 0.005 0.099 YOUNG 0.9109 0.009 0.193 WARD 0.9115 0.005 0.108 WILSON 0.9153 0.015 0.339 REED 0.9213 0.005 0.122 CARTER 0.9401 0.005 0.162