Mother
A universal term of endearment and kinship, derived from the first sounds infants typically make. While used globally as a title, it is extremely rare as a formal given name in the United States. It carries deep connotations of nurturing and the foundational bond of family.
Less common today
Mama isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #11,934 in 1997.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The central matriarch character · I Remember Mama
The great-great-grandmother of Miguel · Coco
The blind voodoo priestess · The Princess and the Frog
