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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 139 recorded years as a table

Dayton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	72
1882	62
1885	83
1886	54
1887	79
1888	58
1890	81
1891	69
1892	49
1893	71
1894	112
1895	85
1896	59
1897	44
1898	73
1899	56
1900	47
1901	56
1904	70
1905	53
1907	68
1908	52
1909	43
1910	77
1911	58
1912	49
1913	82
1914	75
1915	84
1916	73
1917	75
1918	84
1919	90
1920	81
1921	69
1922	71
1923	78
1924	72
1925	81
1926	62
1927	64
1928	54
1929	55
1930	52
1931	64
1932	69
1933	63
1934	49
1935	56
1936	58
1937	58
1938	43
1939	65
1940	38
1941	40
1942	41
1943	41
1944	36
1945	37
1946	29
1947	31
1948	30
1949	26
1950	23
1951	28
1952	29
1953	28
1954	16
1955	21
1956	21
1957	19
1958	22
1959	19
1960	19
1961	14
1962	14
1963	14
1964	18
1965	22
1966	20
1967	21
1968	18
1969	17
1970	20
1971	27
1972	22
1973	21
1974	32
1975	20
1976	20
1977	21
1978	26
1979	26
1980	29
1981	31
1982	24
1983	28
1984	27
1985	31
1986	39
1987	29
1988	40
1989	40
1990	67
1991	56
1992	61
1993	80
1994	101
1995	118
1996	147
1997	148
1998	185
1999	185
2000	189
2001	233
2002	238
2003	246
2004	243
2005	228
2006	228
2007	248
2008	278
2009	262
2010	223
2011	207
2012	223
2013	179
2014	183
2015	163
2016	130
2017	143
2018	145
2019	133
2020	126
2021	113
2022	113
2023	107
2024	102
2025	114

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Michigan 1.9×
Texas 0.8×
California 0.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 195
Rank in 2025: #1,097
How rare: 1 in 8,759 boys
Since 1880: 15,759

Most popular in 2008, at 278 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 30% per million boys born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Michigan	1.9×	25
Texas	0.8×	46
California	0.4×	25

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