pybabynames

Python port of the R data package babynames. This package provides US baby names data from the Social Security Administration (SSA). It contains all names used for at least 5 children of either sex in the United States. The package features the ability to switch between the data being imported as a Polars DataFrame (default) or a Pandas DataFrame by setting an environment variable.

[!NOTE]

Please note that the pybabynames package is a community-driven initiative and is not affiliated with Posit, Tidyverse, or the main babynames R package. Its evolution and maintenance stem solely from the collective efforts of community members.

Installation

Install this library using pip into an environment that already has either Pandas or Polars installed.

pip install pybabynames

Missing Pandas or Polars? You can install these packages using:

pip install polars
pip install pandas

Usage

import pybabynames as bn

# Retrieve DataFrame of baby names
babynames = bn.babynames

# Retrieve DataFrame of applicant data for SSN
applicants = bn.applicants

# Retrieve DataFrame of Birth Data
births = bn.births

# Retrieve DataFrame of life expectancy
lifetables = bn.lifetables

[!IMPORTANT]

By default, we'll attempt to use the polars module. You can switch back to using pandas by specifying before babynames import statement an environment flag like so:

# Specify desired DataFrame framework
import os
os.environ["DATAFRAME_FRAMEWORK"] = "pandas"

# Load the package
import pybabynames as bn

Development

To contribute to this library, first checkout the code. Then create a new virtual environment:

cd pybabynames
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Now install the dependencies and test dependencies:

python -m pip install -e '.[test]'

To run the tests:

python -m pytest

Acknowledgement

This Python package is a port of the R Data package babynames by Hadley Wickham.