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+# 1. Search for your own name. Are there both boys and girls that have your
+# name? Is it more popular for one group than for the other?
+
+import ssadata
+
+name = "mako"
+
+if name in ssadata.boys.keys():
+ boys_count = ssadata.boys[name]
+ print("there were " + str(boys_count) + " boys named " + name)
+else:
+ boys_count = 0
+ print("there were no boys named " + name)
+
+
+if name in ssadata.girls.keys():
+ girls_count = ssadata.girls[name]
+ print("there were " + str(girls_count) + " girls named " + name)
+else:
+ girls_count = 0
+ print("there were no girls named " + name)
+
+
+if boys_count > girls_count:
+ print("there were more boys named " + name + " than girls")
+elif boys_count == girls_count:
+ print("there were the same number boys and girls named " + name)
+else:
+ print("there were more girls named " + name + " than boys")