Infant is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Infant means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Infant across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Infant has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Infant is a unisex name of Modern origin meaning “placeholder term”. A record placeholder for an unnamed newborn rather than a true given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,138 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Infant per year, United States (1983 to 2024). United States peaked in 1990 (1,178/yr).
Infant has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #481 nationally (given to 1,178 babies that year).
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