Diamond · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

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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 95 recorded years as a table

Diamond, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1897	53
1903	42
1915	8
1916	10
1917	11
1918	12
1919	5
1920	9
1921	9
1922	10
1923	5
1924	4
1925	6
1926	8
1927	9
1929	6
1930	8
1931	5
1933	6
1936	7
1942	5
1944	4
1945	4
1946	3
1947	4
1948	5
1950	4
1951	3
1952	3
1954	2
1955	3
1956	3
1957	3
1958	3
1959	3
1961	3
1965	3
1968	5
1969	3
1970	4
1971	3
1972	9
1973	10
1974	8
1975	15
1976	10
1977	10
1978	12
1979	20
1980	16
1981	13
1982	17
1983	14
1984	20
1985	26
1986	26
1987	25
1988	29
1989	35
1990	34
1991	46
1992	48
1993	45
1994	52
1995	46
1996	44
1997	41
1998	42
1999	26
2000	22
2001	29
2002	18
2003	22
2004	15
2005	14
2006	14
2007	14
2008	14
2009	10
2010	17
2011	15
2012	9
2013	11
2014	11
2015	18
2016	18
2017	16
2018	14
2019	19
2020	21
2021	24
2022	31
2023	25
2024	33
2025	22

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Diamond isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 37
Rank in 2025: #3,181
How rare: 1 in 46,164 boys
Since 1897: 2,564

Most popular in 1897, at 53 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 19% per million boys born.

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