At a Glance
- Meaning
- To add, to grow
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- IN-krees
Increase is an English boy's name meaning “to add, to grow”. It appears in our list of 175+ New England Baby Names With Preppy Coastal Class.
Meaning & Origin of Increase
Meaning: To add, to grow.
Origin: English.
How to Pronounce Increase
IN-kreesIPA /ˈɪnkriːs/
Popularity of Increase
Increase doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Increase
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