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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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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 143 recorded years as a table

Alan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	53
1884	79
1885	93
1886	45
1887	49
1888	50
1889	90
1890	108
1891	89
1892	139
1893	107
1894	95
1895	179
1896	109
1897	169
1898	114
1899	151
1900	179
1901	188
1902	220
1903	210
1904	226
1905	174
1906	210
1907	259
1908	201
1909	274
1910	304
1911	243
1912	237
1913	308
1914	281
1915	280
1916	282
1917	335
1918	329
1919	337
1920	407
1921	340
1922	440
1923	536
1924	552
1925	720
1926	753
1927	717
1928	870
1929	1,024
1930	1,186
1931	1,369
1932	1,282
1933	1,356
1934	1,326
1935	1,368
1936	1,692
1937	1,731
1938	2,020
1939	2,105
1940	2,051
1941	2,136
1942	2,269
1943	2,701
1944	3,138
1945	3,769
1946	3,996
1947	4,276
1948	4,214
1949	4,090
1950	4,322
1951	4,466
1952	4,275
1953	4,286
1954	4,273
1955	4,387
1956	4,129
1957	3,805
1958	3,876
1959	3,819
1960	3,919
1961	4,057
1962	3,731
1963	3,414
1964	3,417
1965	3,017
1966	2,772
1967	2,622
1968	2,288
1969	2,154
1970	1,912
1971	1,791
1972	1,591
1973	1,456
1974	1,419
1975	1,440
1976	1,393
1977	1,299
1978	1,292
1979	1,349
1980	1,497
1981	1,445
1982	1,481
1983	1,546
1984	1,497
1985	1,452
1986	1,438
1987	1,385
1988	1,439
1989	1,366
1990	1,285
1991	1,260
1992	1,305
1993	1,307
1994	1,260
1995	1,204
1996	1,292
1997	1,155
1998	1,119
1999	1,171
2000	1,230
2001	1,361
2002	1,352
2003	1,568
2004	1,543
2005	1,605
2006	1,691
2007	1,565
2008	1,484
2009	1,435
2010	1,310
2011	1,234
2012	1,205
2013	1,378
2014	1,301
2015	1,298
2016	1,386
2017	1,319
2018	1,239
2019	1,194
2020	1,139
2021	1,104
2022	1,149
2023	1,265
2024	1,270
2025	1,121

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 1.7×
California 1.6×
Nevada 1.6×
Florida 1.5×
Illinois 1.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,915
Rank in 2025: #191
How rare: 1 in 891 boys
Since 1882: 363,313

Most popular in 1951, at 4,466 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 14% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.7×	1,096
California	1.6×	1,029
Nevada	1.6×	64
Florida	1.5×	539
Illinois	1.5×	280

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