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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

Coleman, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	109
1881	159
1882	158
1883	115
1884	122
1885	158
1886	99
1887	177
1888	141
1889	109
1890	135
1891	158
1892	172
1893	178
1894	121
1895	102
1896	151
1897	222
1898	155
1899	85
1900	173
1901	178
1902	139
1903	235
1904	219
1905	159
1906	113
1907	163
1908	136
1909	232
1910	206
1911	159
1912	160
1913	146
1914	156
1915	137
1916	135
1917	119
1918	131
1919	133
1920	105
1921	133
1922	103
1923	111
1924	94
1925	113
1926	117
1927	102
1928	98
1929	110
1930	98
1931	84
1932	88
1933	78
1934	112
1935	70
1936	90
1937	75
1938	81
1939	73
1940	76
1941	70
1942	49
1943	67
1944	62
1945	53
1946	58
1947	62
1948	58
1949	55
1950	50
1951	49
1952	42
1953	41
1954	43
1955	34
1956	46
1957	36
1958	35
1959	30
1960	30
1961	34
1962	36
1963	26
1964	27
1965	29
1966	25
1967	26
1968	39
1969	33
1970	28
1971	25
1972	29
1973	30
1974	38
1975	37
1976	31
1977	26
1978	37
1979	44
1980	43
1981	51
1982	68
1983	69
1984	66
1985	76
1986	81
1987	92
1988	72
1989	72
1990	81
1991	97
1992	127
1993	145
1994	157
1995	179
1996	182
1997	223
1998	205
1999	184
2000	198
2001	190
2002	206
2003	186
2004	167
2005	182
2006	169
2007	169
2008	150
2009	139
2010	142
2011	116
2012	135
2013	133
2014	116
2015	131
2016	112
2017	133
2018	115
2019	101
2020	118
2021	100
2022	102
2023	103
2024	89
2025	87

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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South Carolina 5.7×
North Carolina 2.2×
Georgia 2.1×
Texas 1.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 148
Rank in 2025: #1,310
How rare: 1 in 11,541 boys
Since 1880: 17,599

Most popular in 1903, at 235 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 34% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
South Carolina	5.7×	33
North Carolina	2.2×	31
Georgia	2.1×	30
Texas	1.0×	51

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