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- Social Security Administration. 1999. The names for 1901–10 are available at World Wide Web site: htpp://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/1999/topl000of00s.html.
- The subsequent decades are obtained by substituting the subsequent numbers, ending with 90s, for 00s.
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- United States Census. 1990. The male names are available at World Wide Web site:
- htpp://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.male.first. The female names are at the same site, substituting “female” for “male.”
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