Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1968
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See the 53 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 29 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- California 1.8×
- Texas 1.7×
More like it
More like Blue
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 49
- Rank in 2025
- #2,641
- How rare
- 1 in 34,858 boys
- Since 1968
- 950
Most popular in 2024, at 30 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 72% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1.8× | 26 |
| Texas | 1.7× | 25 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.