Sojourner
Origin
English
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
one who stays a while, a traveler passing through; famously borne by Sojourner Truth, who chose the name herself when she began to preach.
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sojourner has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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