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Given Names

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name William
age distribution of the name Jessie
number of people named Daniel in 1969
Jamie males vs females
What does the name Cassandra mean?

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Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jennifer
people per year named Danielle, Daniel

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5 most popular girl's names

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famous people named Stephen
notable people named Sarah

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how popular was the name Bella when Twilight came out?
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Surnames

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name Jones
number of people named Wolfram
notable people with surname Jones

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Miller, Wright
ethnicity for Adams, Busch
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