Study links uncommon names to juvenile delinquency

New research suggests that boys with uncommon first names are more likely to get into trouble with the law.

Economists at Shippensburg University reached that conclusion after comparing a list of first names, sorted by relative popularity, with a list of juvenile delinquents.

"Our results show that unpopular names are positively correlated with juvenile delinquency for both blacks and whites," they write in a paper presented at a conference in Canada. "Furthermore, unpopular names are correlated with factors that increase the tendency towards juvenile delinquency, such as a disadvantaged home environment and residence in a county with low socioeconomic status."

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