Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1888
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 111 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 41 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 8 |
| 1920 | 12 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 6 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 7 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 8 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 9 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1949 | 14 |
| 1950 | 8 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1952 | 13 |
| 1953 | 9 |
| 1954 | 9 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1956 | 13 |
| 1957 | 14 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1960 | 15 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1965 | 17 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1967 | 24 |
| 1968 | 43 |
| 1969 | 46 |
| 1970 | 76 |
| 1971 | 118 |
| 1972 | 129 |
| 1973 | 198 |
| 1974 | 210 |
| 1975 | 224 |
| 1976 | 204 |
| 1977 | 181 |
| 1978 | 176 |
| 1979 | 173 |
| 1980 | 147 |
| 1981 | 135 |
| 1982 | 272 |
| 1983 | 366 |
| 1984 | 421 |
| 1985 | 387 |
| 1986 | 484 |
| 1987 | 466 |
| 1988 | 482 |
| 1989 | 516 |
| 1990 | 550 |
| 1991 | 750 |
| 1992 | 788 |
| 1993 | 774 |
| 1994 | 750 |
| 1995 | 741 |
| 1996 | 709 |
| 1997 | 720 |
| 1998 | 762 |
| 1999 | 785 |
| 2000 | 746 |
| 2001 | 1,986 |
| 2002 | 1,606 |
| 2003 | 1,099 |
| 2004 | 1,041 |
| 2005 | 803 |
| 2006 | 619 |
| 2007 | 588 |
| 2008 | 616 |
| 2009 | 581 |
| 2010 | 629 |
| 2011 | 540 |
| 2012 | 479 |
| 2013 | 394 |
| 2014 | 373 |
| 2015 | 347 |
| 2016 | 294 |
| 2017 | 251 |
| 2018 | 253 |
| 2019 | 249 |
| 2020 | 254 |
| 2021 | 240 |
| 2022 | 269 |
| 2023 | 273 |
| 2024 | 284 |
| 2025 | 266 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Connecticut 2.6×
- Massachusetts 2.4×
- Pennsylvania 2.0×
- Wisconsin 1.8×
- North Carolina 1.7×
More like it
More like Colby
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 455
- Rank in 2025
- #615
- How rare
- 1 in 3,754 boys
- Since 1888
- 53,971
Most popular in 2001, at 1,986 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 23% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2.6× | 28 |
| Massachusetts | 2.4× | 54 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.0× | 84 |
| Wisconsin | 1.8× | 34 |
| North Carolina | 1.7× | 71 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.