Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 145 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 63 |
| 1881 | 60 |
| 1882 | 62 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 74 |
| 1886 | 63 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 83 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 45 |
| 1891 | 59 |
| 1892 | 82 |
| 1893 | 80 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 94 |
| 1896 | 75 |
| 1897 | 53 |
| 1898 | 114 |
| 1899 | 179 |
| 1900 | 239 |
| 1901 | 169 |
| 1902 | 179 |
| 1903 | 168 |
| 1904 | 164 |
| 1905 | 151 |
| 1906 | 105 |
| 1907 | 136 |
| 1908 | 130 |
| 1909 | 110 |
| 1910 | 221 |
| 1911 | 186 |
| 1912 | 160 |
| 1913 | 217 |
| 1914 | 217 |
| 1915 | 325 |
| 1916 | 406 |
| 1917 | 507 |
| 1918 | 636 |
| 1919 | 875 |
| 1920 | 1,133 |
| 1921 | 1,473 |
| 1922 | 1,865 |
| 1923 | 2,270 |
| 1924 | 2,888 |
| 1925 | 3,770 |
| 1926 | 4,665 |
| 1927 | 5,735 |
| 1928 | 6,600 |
| 1929 | 7,735 |
| 1930 | 8,461 |
| 1931 | 8,911 |
| 1932 | 9,037 |
| 1933 | 9,014 |
| 1934 | 9,260 |
| 1935 | 8,874 |
| 1936 | 8,279 |
| 1937 | 7,782 |
| 1938 | 7,441 |
| 1939 | 6,752 |
| 1940 | 6,553 |
| 1941 | 6,232 |
| 1942 | 5,295 |
| 1943 | 4,913 |
| 1944 | 4,802 |
| 1945 | 4,474 |
| 1946 | 4,135 |
| 1947 | 3,789 |
| 1948 | 3,545 |
| 1949 | 3,281 |
| 1950 | 3,169 |
| 1951 | 2,980 |
| 1952 | 2,937 |
| 1953 | 2,969 |
| 1954 | 2,959 |
| 1955 | 2,801 |
| 1956 | 2,843 |
| 1957 | 2,849 |
| 1958 | 2,902 |
| 1959 | 2,955 |
| 1960 | 2,825 |
| 1961 | 2,837 |
| 1962 | 2,701 |
| 1963 | 2,580 |
| 1964 | 2,606 |
| 1965 | 2,499 |
| 1966 | 2,345 |
| 1967 | 2,285 |
| 1968 | 2,195 |
| 1969 | 2,110 |
| 1970 | 2,218 |
| 1971 | 2,209 |
| 1972 | 2,142 |
| 1973 | 2,205 |
| 1974 | 2,140 |
| 1975 | 1,994 |
| 1976 | 2,013 |
| 1977 | 1,795 |
| 1978 | 1,641 |
| 1979 | 1,741 |
| 1980 | 1,677 |
| 1981 | 1,610 |
| 1982 | 1,392 |
| 1983 | 1,200 |
| 1984 | 1,078 |
| 1985 | 991 |
| 1986 | 916 |
| 1987 | 869 |
| 1988 | 788 |
| 1989 | 752 |
| 1990 | 701 |
| 1991 | 672 |
| 1992 | 642 |
| 1993 | 690 |
| 1994 | 582 |
| 1995 | 558 |
| 1996 | 500 |
| 1997 | 432 |
| 1998 | 425 |
| 1999 | 390 |
| 2000 | 341 |
| 2001 | 348 |
| 2002 | 300 |
| 2003 | 304 |
| 2004 | 285 |
| 2005 | 280 |
| 2006 | 275 |
| 2007 | 263 |
| 2008 | 225 |
| 2009 | 223 |
| 2010 | 204 |
| 2011 | 209 |
| 2012 | 188 |
| 2013 | 185 |
| 2014 | 150 |
| 2015 | 147 |
| 2016 | 138 |
| 2017 | 145 |
| 2018 | 144 |
| 2019 | 137 |
| 2020 | 123 |
| 2021 | 119 |
| 2022 | 127 |
| 2023 | 114 |
| 2024 | 122 |
| 2025 | 119 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- North Carolina 1.7×
- Georgia 1.6×
- Texas 1.4×
- Florida 1.1×
- California 0.7×
More like it
More like Billy
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 203
- Rank in 2025
- #1,068
- How rare
- 1 in 8,414 boys
- Since 1880
- 384,233
Most popular in 1934, at 9,260 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 19% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1.7× | 31 |
| Georgia | 1.6× | 28 |
| Texas | 1.4× | 85 |
| Florida | 1.1× | 38 |
| California | 0.7× | 45 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.