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Modern day namesets
I spent quite a bit of time working on some large first name files for present day 2015 and the near future, and figured I would share them for anyone interested. I separated white names and african-american names a la Questdog's files, but these have an even more modern slant.
The white names are based off year 2000 births (I'm playing a 2019 season), with enough Aidans and Jadens to make some of us sick, but realistically what actual draft boards will be filled before we know it. It's still includes all the old-fashioned names and a few antiquated ones, but set only to real-life frequencies. Nicknames are accounted for, and ethnic names have been adjusted for or eliminated. This group includes 2,009 names across 57,075 occurrences.
The African-American file is based largely on a survey of current Division I college basketball players and its recruits, some college football players (both factoring out white players), and others. I also considered other name statistics from the late-1990s, and weighed slightly towards the more recent end. This file includes 2,869 names over about 53,000 occurrences.
I hope you are able to make use of these. You'll want to use both files together under language IDs 0 and 39. I've tested them out a bit and really like the way they come out.
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