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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 145 recorded years as a table

Benton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	91
1881	109
1882	97
1883	172
1884	157
1885	93
1886	81
1887	158
1888	74
1889	118
1890	126
1891	49
1892	74
1893	53
1895	94
1896	159
1897	53
1898	41
1899	56
1900	86
1901	141
1902	82
1903	59
1904	62
1905	98
1906	38
1907	68
1908	97
1909	85
1910	93
1911	102
1912	93
1913	74
1914	89
1915	72
1916	87
1917	83
1918	75
1919	76
1920	88
1921	60
1922	73
1923	71
1924	63
1925	60
1926	78
1927	70
1928	70
1929	66
1930	70
1931	60
1932	55
1933	56
1934	50
1935	57
1936	63
1937	54
1938	50
1939	54
1940	50
1941	50
1942	51
1943	43
1944	51
1945	45
1946	39
1947	33
1948	33
1949	36
1950	32
1951	28
1952	28
1953	25
1954	29
1955	32
1956	24
1957	32
1958	33
1959	30
1960	30
1961	27
1962	34
1963	34
1964	31
1965	26
1966	34
1967	33
1968	32
1969	27
1970	33
1971	37
1972	31
1973	23
1974	28
1975	29
1976	39
1977	29
1978	26
1979	35
1980	31
1981	34
1982	33
1983	38
1984	37
1985	42
1986	42
1987	46
1988	43
1989	41
1990	41
1991	42
1992	44
1993	36
1994	47
1995	57
1996	55
1997	53
1998	57
1999	59
2000	58
2001	52
2002	48
2003	50
2004	52
2005	52
2006	54
2007	66
2008	54
2009	56
2010	86
2011	112
2012	127
2013	119
2014	116
2015	133
2016	146
2017	126
2018	113
2019	104
2020	101
2021	90
2022	89
2023	85
2024	87
2025	61

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Tennessee 3.4×
Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 104
Rank in 2025: #1,621
How rare: 1 in 16,423 boys
Since 1880: 10,415

Most popular in 1883, at 172 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 54% per million boys born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Tennessee	3.4×	29
Texas	0.9×	36

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