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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1891

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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 133 recorded years as a table

Edison, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1891	59
1892	66
1893	107
1895	43
1896	59
1897	106
1898	49
1899	66
1900	33
1901	66
1902	114
1904	109
1905	76
1906	75
1907	89
1908	65
1909	98
1910	88
1911	80
1912	100
1913	92
1914	75
1915	95
1916	94
1917	128
1918	106
1919	87
1920	83
1921	78
1922	96
1923	79
1924	72
1925	52
1926	57
1927	70
1928	52
1929	61
1930	54
1931	74
1932	55
1933	43
1934	46
1935	51
1936	39
1937	38
1938	39
1939	39
1940	37
1941	43
1942	35
1943	34
1944	31
1945	35
1946	28
1947	25
1948	28
1949	26
1950	31
1951	25
1952	29
1953	27
1954	26
1955	27
1956	29
1957	20
1958	22
1959	32
1960	23
1961	28
1962	26
1963	18
1964	26
1965	20
1966	26
1967	21
1968	20
1969	16
1970	22
1971	21
1972	17
1973	22
1974	28
1975	21
1976	18
1977	16
1978	21
1979	17
1980	17
1981	21
1982	18
1983	21
1984	19
1985	23
1986	24
1987	27
1988	35
1989	23
1990	25
1991	29
1992	31
1993	25
1994	27
1995	26
1996	33
1997	35
1998	43
1999	40
2000	40
2001	55
2002	63
2003	73
2004	80
2005	86
2006	95
2007	97
2008	89
2009	98
2010	119
2011	154
2012	160
2013	193
2014	188
2015	219
2016	253
2017	267
2018	287
2019	260
2020	265
2021	258
2022	199
2023	174
2024	175
2025	162

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Minnesota 3.4×
Wisconsin 2.8×
Michigan 1.8×
Indiana 1.6×
Washington 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 276
Rank in 2025: #867
How rare: 1 in 6,188 boys
Since 1891: 12,522

Most popular in 2018, at 287 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 26% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Minnesota	3.4×	42
Wisconsin	2.8×	33
Michigan	1.8×	36
Indiana	1.6×	26
Washington	1.6×	26

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