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Generates a unique Utah name, using 2000-2014 Social Security Name data for Utah and a four-gram language model

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Utah Name Generator

Generates a unique Utah name, using 2000-2014 Social Security Name data for Utah and a four-gram language model

Utah has a justified reputation for naming their babies unique and innovative names. This program takes in all of the names given to five or more Utah babies per year for 2000 - 2014, according to the Social Security data, converts the data into a four-gram language model, and uses that data to generate a new Utah name. If the name generated is the same as an existing name in the database, the name is rejected and another name is generated, to guarantee a unique name.

How to Run the Utah Name Generator

Download ZIP, extract files, and navigate to the downloaded folder at the command line. Run the batch file typing

UtahNameGenerator.bat

The program will output a unique girl and boy Utah name, different from all other Utah names in the Social Security Database but with the same distinctive Utah style.

Some Girls' Names generated by the Utah Name Generator

  • Aurynn
  • Mikelsey
  • Macklyn
  • McKennedy
  • Madily
  • Mirissa
  • Kendrey
  • Sashley
  • Beccally
  • Lillory
  • Preslyn
  • McKelly
  • Samandra
  • Scotlynn
  • Maddyson
  • Kenity
  • Ximee
  • Carleigh
  • Malyson
  • Jennika
  • Jayleigh
  • Janesis
  • Katiara
  • Myleigh
  • Jennedy
  • Aubrigh
  • Genelope
  • Addily
  • Seredith
  • Mollyssa
  • Breese
  • Kelsea
  • Kimberklee
  • Cheyennah
  • Austina

Some Boys' Names generated by the Utah Name Generator

  • Dacob
  • Tristian
  • Gradley
  • Wyatton
  • Cameson
  • Graymond
  • Brando
  • Brigdon
  • Eddison
  • Zanderson
  • Park
  • Righam
  • Brix
  • Brocky
  • Jakota
  • Zekiel
  • Mackson
  • Breckay
  • Braxter
  • Zackson
  • Reesell
  • Jarediah
  • Trayden
  • Williot
  • Matticus
  • Greyton
  • Becker

More about the Program

The four-gram language model is in the file called Utah2000-2014Spinner.txt. This is a comma separated file of four-grams and the logarithm of their associated probabilities. The three start characters (i.e. characters start - 3, start - 2, and start - 1) are represented by ^_` [carat, underscore, accent], and the three end characters are {|} [open curly bracket, pipe, close curly bracket].

Links about Utah Names

The Utah Baby Namer

Utah Girls Names video

Utah Boys Names video

Mormon Baby Names by Hildie Westenhaver

The Nayme Gaimme by Eric D. Snider

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