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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

Alden, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	81
1881	60
1882	70
1883	115
1884	52
1885	46
1886	72
1887	69
1888	50
1889	90
1890	90
1891	89
1892	74
1893	45
1894	69
1895	68
1896	84
1897	80
1898	139
1899	85
1900	86
1901	94
1902	82
1903	92
1904	140
1905	144
1906	105
1907	163
1908	181
1909	73
1910	67
1911	204
1912	184
1913	181
1914	173
1915	183
1916	195
1917	179
1918	179
1919	170
1920	169
1921	175
1922	169
1923	161
1924	162
1925	155
1926	165
1927	125
1928	154
1929	152
1930	133
1931	129
1932	151
1933	115
1934	139
1935	102
1936	116
1937	124
1938	107
1939	106
1940	100
1941	84
1942	81
1943	88
1944	77
1945	78
1946	49
1947	68
1948	55
1949	47
1950	50
1951	53
1952	49
1953	50
1954	42
1955	47
1956	52
1957	40
1958	41
1959	43
1960	40
1961	40
1962	29
1963	41
1964	38
1965	41
1966	37
1967	36
1968	30
1969	40
1970	32
1971	27
1972	27
1973	30
1974	28
1975	35
1976	27
1977	29
1978	32
1979	33
1980	32
1981	36
1982	46
1983	38
1984	44
1985	47
1986	50
1987	45
1988	49
1989	46
1990	58
1991	45
1992	58
1993	51
1994	60
1995	75
1996	75
1997	76
1998	103
1999	75
2000	95
2001	82
2002	92
2003	127
2004	129
2005	129
2006	121
2007	133
2008	109
2009	122
2010	131
2011	128
2012	155
2013	175
2014	175
2015	177
2016	207
2017	221
2018	226
2019	242
2020	224
2021	225
2022	255
2023	252
2024	287
2025	280

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Maine 11.0×
Oregon 3.0×
Washington 2.6×
Massachusetts 2.1×
Michigan 1.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 479
Rank in 2025: #598
How rare: 1 in 3,565 boys
Since 1880: 18,221

Most popular in 2024, at 287 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 58% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Maine	11.0×	34
Oregon	3.0×	37
Washington	2.6×	70
Massachusetts	2.1×	47
Michigan	1.9×	64

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