Data Talks

Over a decade ago, @FiveThirtyEight published a clever methodology for estimating someone's age based on their first name.

I turned it into an interactive tool, the Name Age Calculator. Type in "Jennifer" and discover when that name peaked in 140+ years of Social Security data… pic.twitter.com/vjm9y4M71t

— Randy Olson (@randal_olson) December 23, 2025