Gearl

Where Gearl comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gearl.

Gearl through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #3,736 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Peak, #1,867
    15 babies named Gearl, the most in any year.
  3. 1947
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1962
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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