babynamesIL_totalsThis release fixes a significant data bug introduced in v0.2.0.
In v0.2.0, the babynamesIL_totals dataset was
inadvertently changed to compute totals by summing the filtered yearly
data (which only includes years where a name was given to ≥5 babies).
This resulted in substantially underreported totals, especially for less
common names.
The CBS source data includes an accurate “total” column that counts all registrations across all years, including years below the 5-baby threshold. This release restores the use of the CBS total column.
Impact: Names that were uncommon (rarely reaching ≥5/year) were most affected. For example, “אביעזר” was reported as 5 (only 1 year crossed the threshold) when the true CBS total is 129. Even common names like “דוד” were slightly underreported (95,744 vs correct 97,218).
Affected versions: v0.2.0 and v0.2.1.
What changed:
babynamesIL_totals now uses the CBS total column
directly (28,626 rows, up from 7,847) — this includes names that never
reached ≥5 in any single year but still have a CBS total.babynamesIL dataset is unchanged — it still
only contains years where a name was given to ≥5 babies, as per CBS
publication rules.Sector renamed: “Christian” sector is now
“Christian-Arab” to match CBS terminology. Update your code:
filter(sector == "Christian") becomes
filter(sector == "Christian-Arab").
“Other” sector removed: The “Other” sector is no
longer included in babynamesIL. Historical “Other” sector
data (1985-2021) is available in the new babynamesIL_other
dataset.
1948 data moved: The 1948 data is now in a
separate babynamesIL_1948 dataset. The main
babynamesIL dataset now covers 1949-2024.
Updated data through 2024 from CBS Release 391/2025.
New dataset babynamesIL_1948: Legacy 1948 baby name
data preserved from earlier CBS release.
New dataset babynamesIL_other: Archived “Other”
sector data (1985-2021) for historical research.
Improved documentation with comprehensive details about data sources and breaking changes.
data-raw/process_cbs_data.R for maintainability.data-raw/create_archives.R.