Ma

Where Ma comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ma.

  • Vowel-ended
Ma through the years
  1. 1924
    First appearance
    #4,002 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1990
    Peak, #3,436
    31 babies named Ma, the most in any year.
  3. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #7,716.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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