Mapping the Invisible

Today I went to Martin Wattenburg’s lecture on mapping the invisible, during which he highlighted some of his work, including:

I found the above three the most interesting. They’ve been around for a while, so there’s a chance you’ve already seen them. I can’t remember if I had been to NameVoyager, but you should go and look up your name if you haven’t done so.

I learned that “Jamin” came to rise in the 60s and died completely in the mid 90s as a name given to babies. Also, there are about 13 Jamins for every million babies born in the United States during that time period.

(Thirteen is my favorite number.)

As I was born in the 70s, this means I was not the first American Jamin. And if no one begins naming their babies Jamin again, at some point all the Jamins will be gone.


Get it while it’s hot!

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.