--- title: Baby Names Map of Census Data by Brian Lee Yung Rowe of Zato Novo description: Find out how much of a trendsetter you are canonical: https://time.com/12278/interactive-baby-name-map/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Mar 4, 2014 3:31 PM UTC [This interactive map](http://cartesianfaith.com/2014/02/25/how-baby-names-propagate-as-memes-across-the-us/) shows how the popularity of baby names has spread across the U.S. from the early 1900s to the present. Type in a name, and see how common it is in different geographic regions based on Census data, which reportedly boasts more than 29,000 available names, including some that have been used by both genders, according to a [blog post](http://cartesianfaith.com/2014/02/25/how-baby-names-propagate-as-memes-across-the-us/) by creator Brian Lee Yung Rowe, a professor at the City University of New York and founder of boutique R&D firm called Zato Novo. (h/t [_The Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2014/mar/03/how-baby-names-spread-across-the-us-interactive-map)) **LIST:** [Unusual Baby Names of 2013](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/09/oh-have-you-met-my-kids-panda-phone-and-cheese-the-weirdest-baby-names-of-2013/) **LIST:** [Jacob and Sophia Are The Top Baby Names for 2012](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/13/jacob-and-sophia-are-the-top-baby-names-for-2012/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/12278/interactive-baby-name-map/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/12278/interactive-baby-name-map/"},"headline":"This Interactive Map Shows How Baby Names Have Spread Nationwide","datePublished":"2014-03-04T15:31:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:26.760Z","description":"Find out how much of a trendsetter you are","url":"https://time.com/12278/interactive-baby-name-map/","keywords":["Newsfeed","National","baby names"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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