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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 144 recorded years as a table

Coy, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1881	69
1882	97
1883	48
1885	74
1886	54
1888	83
1889	54
1890	72
1891	119
1892	90
1893	45
1894	95
1895	162
1896	109
1897	151
1898	147
1899	151
1900	179
1901	160
1902	285
1903	319
1904	172
1905	310
1906	158
1907	163
1908	220
1909	262
1910	355
1911	173
1912	226
1913	185
1914	215
1915	223
1916	256
1917	212
1918	243
1919	262
1920	226
1921	186
1922	197
1923	202
1924	207
1925	219
1926	238
1927	190
1928	203
1929	187
1930	195
1931	193
1932	170
1933	181
1934	220
1935	207
1936	172
1937	186
1938	188
1939	163
1940	166
1941	153
1942	136
1943	141
1944	154
1945	122
1946	105
1947	104
1948	91
1949	90
1950	79
1951	80
1952	66
1953	74
1954	76
1955	69
1956	69
1957	68
1958	53
1959	59
1960	67
1961	52
1962	58
1963	55
1964	58
1965	56
1966	54
1967	56
1968	59
1969	53
1970	69
1971	57
1972	70
1973	69
1974	66
1975	65
1976	64
1977	63
1978	60
1979	54
1980	62
1981	48
1982	51
1983	78
1984	63
1985	62
1986	55
1987	61
1988	56
1989	47
1990	47
1991	49
1992	59
1993	56
1994	50
1995	53
1996	56
1997	76
1998	63
1999	73
2000	65
2001	67
2002	65
2003	81
2004	81
2005	63
2006	79
2007	69
2008	61
2009	69
2010	70
2011	62
2012	85
2013	82
2014	79
2015	71
2016	74
2017	77
2018	71
2019	71
2020	74
2021	59
2022	69
2023	61
2024	69
2025	72

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 1.5×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 123
Rank in 2025: #1,451
How rare: 1 in 13,886 boys
Since 1880: 17,348

Most popular in 1910, at 355 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 1% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.5×	53

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