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gender (version 0.4.2)

gender_genderize: Find the gender of first names using Genderize.io API

Description

This internal function implements the method = "genderize" option of gender. See that function for documentation.

Usage

gender_genderize(name, certainty)

Arguments

name
A character string of a first name.
certainty
A boolean value, which determines whether or not to return the proportion of male and female uses of names in addition to determining the gender of names.

Value

  • A list or (for multiple names) a list of lists containing the name property and the predicted gender property, along with the proportion of the uses of the name that is male and female.