And the last #DataFam example, I want to share in this post is from Bo McCready. I really like this US map small multiple map that shows the top names by state over time.
What’s really interesting to me is how quickly you start to see the number of distinct names increasing.
Another thing I enjoy about this dataset is the colors that pop which makes it easy to pick up patterns since each unique name is uniquely colored.
For example, you can very quickly see that Robert quickly starts to fade between 1950 and 1960 while Michael gets ready for 30 year run.
Then in the bottom right section, you can choose any year you would like e.g. like your birth year to see what map of names looked like then.
When you’re all finished with male names, your can flip the filter at the top and check out all the female names.
Excellent user engagement by Bo, here.