Dat

Where Dat comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dat.

Dat through the years
  1. 1979
    First appearance
    #6,056 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1981
    Peak, #2,038
    26 babies named Dat, the most in any year.
  3. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,599.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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