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Which names that are also names of countries are most common?

Simon P. Couch's blog post investigates which names that are also names of countries are most popular in the United States from 1880 to 2017. The post details the process of using R and packages like 'babynames' and 'countrycode' to filter and analyze baby name data. It offers a glimpse into the results, revealing the top country-names and their trends over time. Readers are encouraged to guess the most common names before seeing the data-driven answer. The post concludes with interesting visualizations showing the historical trends for the top country-names.

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