Trends in First Names Foreshadowed Hillary Clinton’s Electoral Defeat

I examine trends in the popularity of first names around the years of USA presidential elections, showing that the names 'Hillary' and 'Hilary' decreased abruptly by more than 90% in popularity following the 1992 election of Hillary Clinton's husband Bill. I show that this o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stefano Ghirlanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-06-01
Series:Cliodynamics
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0qc7c973