Pal

Where Pal comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Pal.

Pal through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,981 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1934
    Peak, #2,393
    10 babies named Pal, its best rank.
  3. 1935
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2024
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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