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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

Christian, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	389
1881	526
1882	431
1883	478
1884	472
1885	510
1886	298
1887	463
1888	422
1889	461
1890	441
1891	336
1892	344
1893	347
1894	346
1895	451
1896	301
1897	346
1898	245
1899	395
1900	233
1901	357
1902	269
1903	302
1904	234
1905	197
1906	248
1907	218
1908	188
1909	177
1910	206
1911	181
1912	212
1913	178
1914	186
1915	178
1916	173
1917	161
1918	153
1919	128
1920	134
1921	120
1922	147
1923	106
1924	110
1925	94
1926	102
1927	99
1928	103
1929	86
1930	86
1931	84
1932	82
1933	78
1934	89
1935	68
1936	88
1937	80
1938	89
1939	85
1940	85
1941	99
1942	78
1943	95
1944	99
1945	105
1946	112
1947	102
1948	115
1949	123
1950	150
1951	144
1952	164
1953	171
1954	173
1955	170
1956	184
1957	152
1958	201
1959	272
1960	310
1961	285
1962	314
1963	331
1964	357
1965	392
1966	498
1967	757
1968	1,024
1969	1,227
1970	1,412
1971	1,492
1972	1,827
1973	1,728
1974	1,584
1975	1,577
1976	1,446
1977	1,396
1978	1,345
1979	1,314
1980	1,299
1981	1,248
1982	1,420
1983	1,349
1984	1,510
1985	1,577
1986	1,745
1987	1,780
1988	2,057
1989	2,311
1990	3,304
1991	4,676
1992	5,984
1993	6,063
1994	6,204
1995	7,256
1996	8,353
1997	7,988
1998	7,598
1999	7,699
2000	8,177
2001	7,956
2002	7,518
2003	7,041
2004	7,016
2005	7,115
2006	7,049
2007	6,776
2008	6,406
2009	6,381
2010	5,790
2011	5,441
2012	5,082
2013	4,944
2014	4,415
2015	4,289
2016	4,044
2017	3,795
2018	3,624
2019	3,222
2020	2,957
2021	2,650
2022	2,569
2023	2,431
2024	2,480
2025	2,132

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New Mexico 1.7×
Mississippi 1.7×
Delaware 1.6×
District of Columbia 1.6×
Connecticut 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 3,641
Rank in 2025: #96
How rare: 1 in 469 boys
Since 1880: 453,968

Most popular in 1996, at 8,353 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 50% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New Mexico	1.7×	78
Mississippi	1.7×	131
Delaware	1.6×	33
District of Columbia	1.6×	31
Connecticut	1.6×	145

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