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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 96 recorded years as a table

Charleston, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	8
1917	5
1918	6
1919	6
1920	8
1921	8
1922	6
1923	6
1924	11
1925	7
1927	5
1928	6
1932	5
1933	6
1935	6
1937	6
1940	6
1941	4
1943	4
1946	4
1949	5
1950	4
1951	6
1953	5
1954	5
1955	8
1956	5
1957	5
1958	5
1959	7
1960	5
1961	6
1962	3
1963	9
1964	6
1965	7
1966	8
1967	8
1968	7
1969	8
1970	6
1971	7
1972	8
1973	14
1974	17
1975	13
1976	11
1977	16
1978	15
1979	16
1980	13
1981	17
1982	16
1983	14
1984	21
1985	18
1986	16
1987	20
1988	24
1989	22
1990	22
1991	19
1992	20
1993	20
1994	13
1995	16
1996	16
1997	28
1998	19
1999	18
2000	15
2001	19
2002	11
2003	18
2004	16
2005	17
2006	20
2007	18
2008	13
2009	27
2010	24
2011	27
2012	26
2013	27
2014	37
2015	46
2016	34
2017	31
2018	32
2019	39
2020	34
2021	31
2022	25
2023	17
2024	27
2025	24

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Charleston 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 41
Rank in 2025: #2,991
How rare: 1 in 41,660 boys
Since 1914: 2,508

Most popular in 2015, at 46 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 48% per million boys born.

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