A python command line tool to help analyze Alberta names data.
Each year Service Alberta, the provincial department responsible for vital statistics, publishes a list of Alberta’s top baby names. The list of most popular girl and boy names is compiled from the birth information provided by parents and registered by the department for a particular year.
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 albertanames.py
Command [1]
Alberta Baby names
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(0) Quit
(1) Load and process spreadsheet file
(2) Save processed data
(3) Open processed data
(4) Search for a name
(5) Print top ten list for a year
(6) Search for names with specific letters
(7) Graphically display the trend of a name
Enter command: 1
Enter a file name [baby-names-frequency-80-84.xlsx]: Baby_Names_Frequencies.xlsx
Data has been loaded and processed
Command [2]: Saves loaded excel data to Pickle file.
Command [3]: Open the saved excel data from Pickle file.
Command [4]:
Enter command: 4
Enter a name: Charlie
Charlie:
Boys Girls
1980 1 0
1981 1 0
1983 3 0
1984 1 0
...
2016 62 53
2017 55 55
2018 47 49
Command [5]: Top ten baby names for a given year
Enter command: 5
Enter year (1980 to 2018): 2018
Top 10 names for baby girls given in Alberta in 2018:
1 Olivia: 235
2 Emma: 230
3 Charlotte: 175
4 Emily: 164
5 Ava: 161
6 Abigail: 153
7 Harper: 150
8 Sophia: 146
9 Amelia: 145
10 Elizabeth: 130
Top 10 names for baby boys given in Alberta in 2018:
1 Liam: 225
2 Oliver: 212
3 Noah: 199
4 Ethan: 189
5 Logan: 182
7 Jacob: 181
8 William: 178
9 Benjamin: 176
10 Jack: 167
Command [6]: Wild card search.
Search with starting letter: Mich*
Search with ending letter: *ael
Search with starting/ending letter:
Enter command: 6
Enter name with * indicating missing letters: z*x
Boys Girls
Zaylex
2007: 1 0
2015: 1 0
Boys Girls
Zedrhyx
2010: 1 0
Boys Girls
Zax
2012: 1 0
2017: 1 0
Boys Girls
Zedrix
2013: 1 0
Command [7]:
