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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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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 49 recorded years as a table

Alter, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	6
1919	7
1920	6
1922	6
1930	5
1933	6
1948	3
1958	3
1959	2
1968	3
1976	4
1978	3
1980	3
1981	3
1982	3
1984	5
1985	4
1992	3
1993	3
1995	4
1996	5
1997	3
1998	3
1999	3
2000	5
2001	6
2002	5
2003	4
2004	7
2005	6
2006	6
2007	3
2008	7
2009	5
2010	4
2011	6
2012	11
2013	6
2014	6
2015	5
2016	3
2017	5
2018	5
2019	5
2020	4
2021	6
2022	6
2023	6
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alter isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 15
Rank in 2025: #5,861
How rare: 1 in 113,871 boys
Since 1915: 408

Most popular in 2012, at 11 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 68% per million boys born.

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