1. Prompts the user for two years Y1 and Y2 in the range 1946--2021 and a proportion p, hence a number in [0, 1], and finds out which names were given between Y1 and Y2 with a proportion as a (female or male) name at least equal to p, the proportion as a female name and the proportion as a male name being as close as possible.
2. - When many names exist with that minimal difference in proportions, results are output from largest to smallest proportion as a (female   or male) name.
3. - When many names exist with that minimal difference in proportions and the same proportion as a (female or male) name, results are   output with names in lexicographic order.
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5. Given a name N,
6. - the proportion of N as a (female or male) name is the number of times N has been given between Y1 and Y2 as either a female or a male name divided by the total number of newborns between Y1 and Y2;
7. - the proportion of N as a female name is the number of times N has been given between Y1 and Y2 as a female name divided by the total number of female newborns between Y1 and Y2;
8. - the proportion of N as a male name is the number of times N has been given between Y1 and Y2 as a male name divided by the total number of   male newborns between Y1 and Y2.
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10. The directory named names is stored in the working directory.
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