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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Adam, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	941
1881	1,152
1882	1,003
1883	1,023
1884	725
1885	891
1886	930
1887	828
1888	993
1889	841
1890	667
1891	860
1892	869
1893	775
1894	743
1895	664
1896	803
1897	780
1898	709
1899	697
1900	738
1901	667
1902	807
1903	688
1904	804
1905	763
1906	789
1907	865
1908	706
1909	689
1910	793
1911	836
1912	714
1913	681
1914	747
1915	676
1916	684
1917	663
1918	644
1919	553
1920	544
1921	529
1922	431
1923	390
1924	411
1925	405
1926	383
1927	345
1928	324
1929	284
1930	249
1931	289
1932	247
1933	236
1934	231
1935	228
1936	208
1937	208
1938	193
1939	195
1940	196
1941	187
1942	174
1943	177
1944	161
1945	156
1946	152
1947	147
1948	137
1949	169
1950	172
1951	159
1952	151
1953	164
1954	138
1955	172
1956	184
1957	200
1958	220
1959	273
1960	477
1961	743
1962	1,039
1963	1,155
1964	1,430
1965	1,377
1966	1,401
1967	1,447
1968	1,461
1969	1,599
1970	2,321
1971	3,306
1972	3,540
1973	4,390
1974	5,356
1975	5,537
1976	6,333
1977	6,712
1978	8,477
1979	9,902
1980	10,577
1981	11,190
1982	11,077
1983	13,103
1984	13,264
1985	10,911
1986	9,860
1987	9,069
1988	8,602
1989	8,460
1990	7,163
1991	6,092
1992	5,960
1993	5,881
1994	5,705
1995	5,508
1996	5,045
1997	4,671
1998	4,372
1999	4,282
2000	4,143
2001	3,993
2002	3,994
2003	3,893
2004	3,765
2005	3,428
2006	3,311
2007	3,272
2008	2,989
2009	2,862
2010	2,664
2011	2,746
2012	2,806
2013	2,776
2014	2,782
2015	2,819
2016	2,753
2017	2,665
2018	2,594
2019	2,334
2020	2,191
2021	2,090
2022	2,084
2023	2,038
2024	2,036
2025	2,050

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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District of Columbia 2.1×
Michigan 2.0×
New York 1.9×
Illinois 1.8×
New Jersey 1.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 3,501
Rank in 2025: #101
How rare: 1 in 487 boys
Since 1880: 580,378

Most popular in 1984, at 13,264 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 27% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
District of Columbia	2.1×	36
Michigan	2.0×	497
New York	1.9×	974
Illinois	1.8×	564
New Jersey	1.8×	430

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.