To remember or bring to heart
Derived from the Latin word 'recordari', meaning to remember or call to mind. It shares a root with the word for heart, suggesting a deep, emotional connection to memory and legacy. As a given name, it is exceptionally rare and functions as a modern word-name.
Less common today
Record isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,292 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).