Char

Where Char comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Char.

Char through the years
  1. 1945
    First appearance
    #4,556 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Peak, #2,307
    26 babies named Char, the most in any year.
  3. 1963
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,635.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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