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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 146 recorded years as a table

Hans, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	190
1881	228
1882	237
1883	268
1884	227
1885	306
1886	181
1887	227
1888	223
1889	226
1890	153
1891	247
1892	229
1893	125
1894	164
1895	187
1896	134
1897	186
1898	220
1899	160
1900	120
1901	131
1902	139
1903	134
1904	133
1905	128
1906	120
1907	95
1908	104
1909	177
1910	139
1911	115
1912	130
1913	140
1914	111
1915	115
1916	95
1917	93
1918	77
1919	62
1920	59
1921	62
1922	57
1923	60
1924	54
1925	73
1926	86
1927	79
1928	61
1929	81
1930	92
1931	80
1932	79
1933	81
1934	89
1935	70
1936	73
1937	65
1938	69
1939	51
1940	60
1941	49
1942	53
1943	35
1944	37
1945	32
1946	22
1947	27
1948	26
1949	34
1950	36
1951	40
1952	42
1953	61
1954	60
1955	73
1956	75
1957	65
1958	87
1959	84
1960	97
1961	96
1962	102
1963	117
1964	126
1965	119
1966	131
1967	154
1968	139
1969	144
1970	146
1971	150
1972	138
1973	146
1974	148
1975	126
1976	124
1977	125
1978	111
1979	113
1980	118
1981	124
1982	118
1983	97
1984	103
1985	97
1986	97
1987	88
1988	84
1989	91
1990	92
1991	80
1992	86
1993	76
1994	73
1995	80
1996	66
1997	75
1998	78
1999	80
2000	67
2001	65
2002	50
2003	65
2004	56
2005	65
2006	58
2007	55
2008	53
2009	57
2010	54
2011	35
2012	48
2013	52
2014	70
2015	63
2016	70
2017	78
2018	67
2019	69
2020	68
2021	78
2022	76
2023	65
2024	84
2025	85

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Minnesota 4.6×
California 0.8×
Texas 0.7×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 146
Rank in 2025: #1,323
How rare: 1 in 11,699 boys
Since 1880: 15,677

Most popular in 1885, at 306 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 35% per million boys born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Minnesota	4.6×	26
California	0.8×	32
Texas	0.7×	29

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