Jr

Where Jr comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jr.

Jr through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,082 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1927
    Peak, #1,322
    31 babies named Jr, its best rank.
  3. 1932
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,465.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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