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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Child

Used in both girl and boy records

Child appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Child by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDChild as a girl’s nameUS records 2010–2012
#28660girl rank2012peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDChild as a boy’s nameUS records 2010–2012
#16434boy rank2012peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Child in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201124 uses#553720112010–20123 listed years
Boy201242 uses#280920122010–20123 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.