Where do the names come from?

First names come from US Census first-name frequency lists and surnames from the 2010 US Census, which covers about 90% of the population.

How is gender decided?

Names come from separate female and male lists. Choosing “Any” picks one of the two lists at random for each name.

The lists cover several generations of people alive today, not just recent baby names.

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Where do the names come from?: First names come from US Census first-name frequency lists and surnames from the 2010 US Census, which covers about 90% of the population.
How is gender decided?: Names come from separate female and male lists. Choosing “Any” picks one of the two lists at random for each name.
Why do some names look old-fashioned?: The lists cover several generations of people alive today, not just recent baby names.

Need this in code? The same data is available as JSON: GET /api/v1/us/first-names · API docs