Top 20 "Whitest" and "Blackest" Names
For some reason, I found this funny. Maybe because it's just so ridiculous. I've never thought of names as being "black" or "white". I've known plenty of people whose names are on one list but they are actually not of that race so the lists are totally arbitrary. Top 20 "Whitest" and "Blackest" Names Most Popular Boy and Girl Names Sept. 21, 2006 — Studies of resumes have found that people with black-sounding names are less likely to get callbacks. "20/20" put 22 pairs of names to the test, posting identical resumes except for the names at the top. The resumes with the white-sounding names were actually downloaded 17 percent more often by job recruiters than the resumes with black-sounding names. What are some of those names? Here's a list from the book "Freakonomics," by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, showing the top 20 whitest- and blackest-sounding girl and boy names. 20 "Whitest" Girl Names Molly Amy Claire Emily Katie Madeline Katelyn Emma Abigail Carly Jenna Heather Katherine Caitlin Kaitlin Holly Allison Kaitlyn Hannah Kathryn 20 "Blackest" Girl Names Imani Ebony Shanice Aaliyah Precious Nia Deja Diamond Asia Aliyah Jada Tierra Tiara Kiara Jazmine Jasmin Jazmin Jasmine Alexus Raven 20 "Whitest" Boy Names Jake Connor Tanner Wyatt Cody Dustin Luke Jack Scott Logan Cole Lucas Bradley Jacob Garrett Dylan Maxwell Hunter Brett Colin 20 "Blackest" Boy Names DeShawn DeAndre Marquis Darnell Terrell Malik Trevon Tyrone Willie Dominique Demetrius Reginald Jamal Maurice Jalen Darius Xavier Terrance Andre Darryl