French Baby Names: Interactive Visualizations

Explore trends in baby names in France from 1900 to 2019. Use the controls below each visualization to interact with the data.
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1. Name Popularity Over Time

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Strengths: Allows comparison of multiple names over time, reveals trends and sudden popularity changes.
Weaknesses: Can become cluttered with too many names; requires user to know which names to search.

2. Regional Name Popularity

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Strengths: Shows geographic distribution of name popularity; easy to spot regional effects.
Weaknesses: May not show trends over time ; slows down with many names;

3. Gender Differences in Name Popularity

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Strengths: Compares popularity by gender over time; highlights unisex names.
Weaknesses: Only for names used by both genders; less relevant for strictly gendered names.