Pilot

Where Pilot comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Pilot.

Pilot through the years
  1. 2005
    First appearance
    #9,115 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2009
    Peak, #4,922
    19 babies named Pilot, the most in any year.
  3. 2010
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #8,803.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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