Caress

Where Caress comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Caress.

Caress through the years
  1. 1978
    First appearance
    #9,750 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1986
    Peak, #1,691
    69 babies named Caress, the most in any year.
  3. 1988
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,308.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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