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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 145 recorded years as a table

Dale, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	60
1882	62
1883	105
1884	87
1885	232
1886	153
1887	108
1888	124
1889	172
1890	126
1891	168
1892	180
1893	160
1894	242
1895	221
1896	301
1897	346
1898	326
1899	386
1900	359
1901	376
1902	514
1903	470
1904	414
1905	491
1906	496
1907	497
1908	648
1909	622
1910	644
1911	664
1912	863
1913	921
1914	1,055
1915	1,274
1916	1,304
1917	1,348
1918	1,471
1919	1,457
1920	1,578
1921	1,776
1922	1,876
1923	1,982
1924	2,115
1925	2,063
1926	2,159
1927	2,221
1928	2,384
1929	2,477
1930	2,728
1931	2,893
1932	3,007
1933	2,950
1934	3,139
1935	3,144
1936	3,271
1937	3,131
1938	3,327
1939	3,190
1940	3,191
1941	3,086
1942	2,797
1943	2,967
1944	2,928
1945	2,940
1946	3,094
1947	3,244
1948	3,471
1949	3,511
1950	3,790
1951	3,698
1952	3,816
1953	3,727
1954	3,649
1955	3,487
1956	3,650
1957	3,646
1958	4,006
1959	3,909
1960	3,600
1961	3,386
1962	3,077
1963	2,806
1964	2,588
1965	2,364
1966	2,234
1967	2,028
1968	1,874
1969	1,764
1970	1,616
1971	1,439
1972	1,272
1973	1,156
1974	1,074
1975	979
1976	943
1977	828
1978	806
1979	740
1980	693
1981	697
1982	624
1983	611
1984	572
1985	591
1986	532
1987	499
1988	461
1989	427
1990	442
1991	376
1992	352
1993	327
1994	336
1995	299
1996	293
1997	267
1998	253
1999	230
2000	207
2001	315
2002	240
2003	207
2004	178
2005	162
2006	141
2007	137
2008	128
2009	113
2010	99
2011	87
2012	87
2013	77
2014	94
2015	92
2016	91
2017	81
2018	70
2019	66
2020	76
2021	74
2022	66
2023	76
2024	86
2025	76

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Michigan 2.7×
Texas 0.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 129
Rank in 2025: #1,409
How rare: 1 in 13,240 boys
Since 1881: 278,156

Most popular in 1958, at 4,006 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 18% per million boys born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Michigan	2.7×	26
Texas	0.6×	27

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