Ness

Where Ness comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ness.

Ness through the years
  1. 2004
    First appearance
    #9,948 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2018
    Peak, #6,345
    13 babies named Ness, the most in any year.
  3. 2019
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #12,145.
  4. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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