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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 123 recorded years as a table

Cruz, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1902	41
1903	42
1905	91
1906	38
1907	68
1908	32
1910	46
1911	71
1912	47
1913	31
1914	38
1915	45
1916	31
1917	41
1918	40
1919	66
1920	67
1921	53
1922	57
1923	65
1924	60
1925	76
1926	76
1927	67
1928	70
1929	76
1930	58
1931	66
1932	64
1933	65
1934	51
1935	70
1936	56
1937	56
1938	69
1939	63
1940	60
1941	46
1942	56
1943	53
1944	45
1945	44
1946	47
1947	43
1948	43
1949	56
1950	49
1951	45
1952	45
1953	41
1954	35
1955	37
1956	41
1957	37
1958	45
1959	39
1960	38
1961	39
1962	37
1963	35
1964	43
1965	34
1966	43
1967	34
1968	43
1969	49
1970	37
1971	36
1972	46
1973	45
1974	54
1975	45
1976	52
1977	51
1978	70
1979	45
1980	50
1981	50
1982	56
1983	52
1984	58
1985	65
1986	83
1987	90
1988	90
1989	103
1990	97
1991	94
1992	85
1993	92
1994	108
1995	119
1996	116
1997	121
1998	137
1999	127
2000	144
2001	171
2002	156
2003	182
2004	205
2005	239
2006	255
2007	324
2008	415
2009	457
2010	517
2011	578
2012	649
2013	661
2014	637
2015	556
2016	535
2017	524
2018	563
2019	621
2020	636
2021	638
2022	611
2023	593
2024	647
2025	600

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Hawaii 5.7×
New Mexico 4.4×
Arizona 2.5×
California 2.4×
Nevada 2.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,025
Rank in 2025: #331
How rare: 1 in 1,666 boys
Since 1880: 30,792

Most popular in 2013, at 661 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 8% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	5.7×	31
New Mexico	4.4×	52
Arizona	2.5×	152
California	2.4×	795
Nevada	2.4×	49

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