Real

Where Real comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Real.

Real through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #2,882 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Peak, #1,997
    13 babies named Real, the most in any year.
  3. 1942
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2015
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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