boy's name
Add
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Births on record 102
Add is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1945 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1922, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1890.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Add over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1945, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 34 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s (to 1945) | 18 |
How popular is Add?
In 1945, Add was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Add
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Add over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Add
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Add — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Add
How popular is the name Add?
In 1945, Add was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Add a girl's or a boy's name?
Add is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Add?
Add has 1 syllable.
When was Add most popular?
Add peaked in 1922, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.