Blog
Technical writing on how name-based demographic estimation works, where it falls short, and why we made the choices we did.
2026-01-14
How Nomacore Predicts Country of Origin
A plain-language explanation of how we turn a name into country probabilities.
2026-02-06
Country Prediction in Detail: Bayes, Confidence, and Calibration
The math behind country prediction: log-space Bayes, n-gram fallback, agreement-aware confidence, and isotonic calibration.
2026-03-19
What Names Can't Tell You
Honest limitations of name-based demographic estimation and where the model breaks down.
2026-04-11
Why Andrea Is Male in Italy
How country context changes gender prediction and why a global model isn't enough.