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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 144 recorded years as a table

Alec, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	100
1881	69
1882	70
1883	48
1884	61
1885	83
1886	45
1887	49
1888	74
1890	99
1891	59
1892	41
1893	45
1894	52
1895	43
1896	100
1897	53
1899	47
1900	100
1901	47
1902	73
1903	59
1904	109
1905	91
1906	45
1907	75
1908	65
1909	91
1910	93
1911	66
1912	49
1913	72
1914	72
1915	67
1916	40
1917	75
1918	58
1919	61
1920	63
1921	63
1922	55
1923	51
1924	44
1925	47
1926	39
1927	48
1928	32
1929	24
1930	34
1931	20
1932	32
1933	32
1934	31
1935	22
1936	27
1937	36
1938	23
1939	27
1940	28
1941	29
1942	28
1943	24
1944	25
1945	27
1946	33
1947	38
1948	32
1949	30
1950	28
1951	29
1952	36
1953	26
1954	21
1955	26
1956	35
1957	35
1958	38
1959	46
1960	47
1961	43
1962	36
1963	37
1964	57
1965	62
1966	66
1967	53
1968	56
1969	53
1970	57
1971	59
1972	54
1973	55
1974	38
1975	51
1976	62
1977	57
1978	58
1979	53
1980	70
1981	73
1982	81
1983	113
1984	140
1985	157
1986	205
1987	239
1988	223
1989	301
1990	476
1991	762
1992	934
1993	1,066
1994	1,719
1995	1,797
1996	1,746
1997	1,664
1998	1,756
1999	1,506
2000	1,262
2001	1,109
2002	901
2003	773
2004	672
2005	564
2006	478
2007	420
2008	379
2009	368
2010	349
2011	347
2012	319
2013	331
2014	325
2015	347
2016	325
2017	311
2018	287
2019	289
2020	272
2021	223
2022	198
2023	170
2024	159
2025	137

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Arizona 1.8×
California 1.7×
Florida 1.6×
Texas 1.6×
New York 0.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 234
Rank in 2025: #977
How rare: 1 in 7,299 boys
Since 1880: 55,152

Most popular in 1995, at 1,797 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 61% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	1.8×	28
California	1.7×	138
Florida	1.6×	73
Texas	1.6×	129
New York	0.8×	30

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