North comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Northern farm.
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How popular is North?
2013peak year
Today, North is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8548), with only about 16 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2013, 21 babies were given the name (ranked #4568 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. North's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 391 babies have been registered as North since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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