Computer-Science-Classes / baby-names-searcher

The Baby Name Searcher is a Java program that allows users to interactively search for the popularity of a given baby name over the years. It retrieves data from a dataset and presents it in an easy-to-understand bar chart format. Additionally, the program can also fetch the meanings of the names, if available.

Baby Names Searcher

Baby Names Searcher is a Java program that allows you to search for a name in a dataset and view its popularity over the years. The program searches for the names in names.txt and meanings.txt files and displays a bar chart showing the ranking of the name over the years.

The dataset includes names data from the year 1890 onwards.

Features

• Search for a name and view its popularity over the years
• Displays a bar chart with the popularity ranking of the name
• Gender-based color coding for the bar chart
• Support for continuous search until the user types 'quit'

Prerequisites

• Java 8 or higher
• JFreeChart library

Running the Program

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Computer-Science-Classes/baby-names-searcher.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd baby-names-searcher
3. Compile the program: javac BabyNames.java
4. Run the program: java BabyNames

The program will prompt you to enter a name. You can continue to enter names until you type 'quit'.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. For more information, see LICENSE.