Model lab
Before invoking culture, test what repetition looks like when many choices are drawn from an unequal distribution.
This is a toy model. It uses anonymous names and synthetic probabilities. It demonstrates how assumptions create patterns; it is not an estimate of the cause of Olivia’s popularity.
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Top-name count
Top-name share
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Names observed
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Concentration index
Ten most frequent synthetic names
Interpretation
Run the model to see how much apparent coordination can emerge before any imitation or media effect is introduced.
The correct question is not “why did repetition occur?” It is “how much repetition exceeds the distribution we should already expect?”