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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

Clay, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	163
1881	238
1882	150
1883	239
1884	280
1885	167
1886	253
1887	227
1888	257
1889	262
1890	288
1891	109
1892	188
1893	294
1894	363
1895	281
1896	251
1897	222
1898	326
1899	217
1900	272
1901	197
1902	269
1903	226
1904	250
1905	257
1906	270
1907	211
1908	214
1909	213
1910	144
1911	230
1912	174
1913	174
1914	163
1915	156
1916	149
1917	135
1918	144
1919	131
1920	138
1921	145
1922	174
1923	122
1924	133
1925	129
1926	118
1927	138
1928	122
1929	99
1930	119
1931	113
1932	118
1933	115
1934	113
1935	106
1936	120
1937	110
1938	102
1939	110
1940	110
1941	86
1942	89
1943	88
1944	81
1945	72
1946	70
1947	79
1948	97
1949	99
1950	101
1951	120
1952	137
1953	137
1954	167
1955	207
1956	229
1957	275
1958	341
1959	387
1960	424
1961	424
1962	341
1963	323
1964	287
1965	237
1966	202
1967	207
1968	224
1969	241
1970	245
1971	294
1972	271
1973	302
1974	268
1975	291
1976	277
1977	256
1978	225
1979	200
1980	196
1981	186
1982	190
1983	208
1984	211
1985	225
1986	224
1987	250
1988	255
1989	225
1990	241
1991	230
1992	217
1993	252
1994	357
1995	375
1996	342
1997	341
1998	326
1999	314
2000	326
2001	295
2002	307
2003	263
2004	193
2005	165
2006	150
2007	135
2008	123
2009	107
2010	142
2011	166
2012	170
2013	170
2014	140
2015	178
2016	179
2017	192
2018	194
2019	210
2020	242
2021	258
2022	259
2023	289
2024	316
2025	302

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Iowa 4.5×
Utah 2.7×
Kentucky 2.6×
Missouri 2.5×
Arkansas 2.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 515
Rank in 2025: #573
How rare: 1 in 3,316 boys
Since 1880: 40,252

Most popular in 1960, at 424 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 69% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Iowa	4.5×	56
Utah	2.7×	47
Kentucky	2.6×	48
Missouri	2.5×	62
Arkansas	2.4×	27

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