Sojourner comes from the English / French tradition, meaning To stay a while.
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How popular is Sojourner?
1973peak year
Sojourner has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #14975), with about 7 babies named Sojourner each year. In 1973, 11 babies received the name (ranked #5150). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 179.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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