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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 135 recorded years as a table

Elvis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	79
1886	63
1887	49
1889	45
1892	57
1893	62
1895	43
1897	71
1898	73
1899	104
1900	53
1901	66
1902	98
1904	62
1905	91
1906	68
1907	68
1908	52
1909	73
1910	93
1911	66
1912	100
1913	57
1914	73
1915	78
1916	69
1917	75
1918	91
1919	108
1920	70
1921	77
1922	97
1923	94
1924	57
1925	67
1926	80
1927	57
1928	86
1929	75
1930	72
1931	60
1932	54
1933	56
1934	72
1935	47
1936	57
1937	46
1938	49
1939	62
1940	66
1941	44
1942	40
1943	42
1944	41
1945	36
1946	34
1947	36
1948	23
1949	28
1950	36
1951	24
1952	28
1953	17
1954	23
1955	32
1956	197
1957	280
1958	176
1959	124
1960	113
1961	89
1962	81
1963	67
1964	65
1965	84
1966	66
1967	96
1968	80
1969	83
1970	70
1971	74
1972	73
1973	101
1974	92
1975	70
1976	94
1977	182
1978	222
1979	160
1980	128
1981	116
1982	94
1983	102
1984	85
1985	109
1986	87
1987	113
1988	96
1989	121
1990	97
1991	96
1992	95
1993	128
1994	96
1995	116
1996	99
1997	114
1998	124
1999	188
2000	170
2001	143
2002	162
2003	139
2004	141
2005	124
2006	133
2007	171
2008	159
2009	126
2010	101
2011	118
2012	97
2013	98
2014	97
2015	94
2016	99
2017	82
2018	85
2019	94
2020	78
2021	70
2022	87
2023	89
2024	104
2025	85

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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California 1.8×
New York 1.7×
Texas 1.2×
Florida 1.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 145
Rank in 2025: #1,328
How rare: 1 in 11,779 boys
Since 1881: 17,971

Most popular in 1957, at 280 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 10% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.8×	89
New York	1.7×	40
Texas	1.2×	57
Florida	1.0×	26

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