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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

Anderson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	389
1881	397
1882	510
1883	363
1884	419
1885	390
1886	307
1887	385
1888	381
1889	380
1890	531
1891	296
1892	361
1893	410
1894	432
1895	264
1896	326
1897	408
1898	350
1899	254
1900	372
1901	244
1902	302
1903	252
1904	382
1905	340
1906	345
1907	204
1908	292
1909	305
1910	268
1911	248
1912	198
1913	176
1914	168
1915	143
1916	152
1917	138
1918	132
1919	150
1920	169
1921	117
1922	130
1923	136
1924	122
1925	115
1926	129
1927	114
1928	116
1929	96
1930	111
1931	95
1932	87
1933	106
1934	89
1935	83
1936	102
1937	80
1938	84
1939	92
1940	86
1941	78
1942	82
1943	71
1944	68
1945	71
1946	62
1947	64
1948	55
1949	65
1950	61
1951	55
1952	51
1953	57
1954	58
1955	49
1956	46
1957	48
1958	45
1959	45
1960	39
1961	44
1962	39
1963	29
1964	41
1965	42
1966	40
1967	44
1968	30
1969	40
1970	40
1971	46
1972	47
1973	47
1974	43
1975	42
1976	48
1977	43
1978	49
1979	42
1980	45
1981	40
1982	50
1983	49
1984	45
1985	53
1986	49
1987	49
1988	56
1989	56
1990	66
1991	77
1992	78
1993	73
1994	88
1995	84
1996	94
1997	95
1998	87
1999	108
2000	107
2001	118
2002	145
2003	172
2004	186
2005	248
2006	367
2007	446
2008	498
2009	576
2010	532
2011	603
2012	658
2013	610
2014	605
2015	619
2016	612
2017	649
2018	646
2019	589
2020	627
2021	573
2022	573
2023	590
2024	549
2025	526

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Alabama 2.3×
Virginia 2.1×
North Carolina 2.0×
Tennessee 2.0×
Georgia 1.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 898
Rank in 2025: #363
How rare: 1 in 1,902 boys
Since 1880: 33,991

Most popular in 2012, at 658 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 15% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Alabama	2.3×	84
Virginia	2.1×	130
North Carolina	2.0×	174
Tennessee	2.0×	122
Georgia	1.9×	164

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