Cougar

Where Cougar comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Cougar.

Cougar through the years
  1. 1987
    First appearance
    #6,089 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1997
    Peak, #4,960
    12 babies named Cougar, its best rank.
  3. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #9,912.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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