[1][2] The name has been in occasional use for both sexes in the United States since the 1850s and 1860s, according to census records.

It was part of a 19th century fashion for using unusual place names.

[3] It is currently used in roughly equal numbers for both boys and girls in that country.

[4] The name's popularity grew in the 1990s in the United States.

It was among the top 100 most popular boy names from 1993 to 2001, reaching its peak at number 56 in 1995.