Golf
Origin
Thai
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
an English-word Thai nickname borrowed from the sport; one of the most recognizable examples of the modern call-name custom, common among boys born in the 1990s and 2000s
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Golf has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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