Barren

Where Barren comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Barren.

Barren through the years
  1. 1960
    First appearance
    #4,038 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1963
    Peak, #3,044
    8 babies named Barren, its best rank.
  3. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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