Child comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Youthful and offspring..
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How popular is Child?
2012peak year
Today, Child has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 42 babies were given the name (ranked #2825 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. In all, around 131 babies have been registered as Child since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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