Sojourner
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning temporary resident or traveler.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sojourner by the numbers
Sojourner was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1973, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Sojourner, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aviafeminine form of avius, relating to birds or travel93 in the US (2017)
- Wendella form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker74 in the US (2017)
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 in England and Wales (2025)
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