you are right it should be square! Probably messes up the perception that it's not. The sizes are the average of the two countries' births per 1000 for each, so it's equally representing the relative commonness of the name in two (unequally size) populations.
Americans are finding almost everything more acceptable these days [OC]
Sex composition of baby names in the USA and England/Wales: 2021 [OC]
pncohen OP t1_j35nzte wrote
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Ya I left those out cuz they're not personal behaviors