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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

Houston, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	145
1881	109
1882	150
1883	153
1884	131
1885	121
1886	217
1887	158
1888	190
1889	99
1890	117
1891	198
1892	115
1893	151
1894	155
1895	187
1896	243
1897	177
1898	147
1899	132
1900	219
1901	291
1902	245
1903	226
1904	211
1905	212
1906	180
1907	218
1908	253
1909	207
1910	211
1911	150
1912	135
1913	162
1914	162
1915	171
1916	178
1917	166
1918	165
1919	174
1920	163
1921	154
1922	151
1923	134
1924	152
1925	138
1926	140
1927	136
1928	135
1929	129
1930	115
1931	118
1932	128
1933	106
1934	107
1935	91
1936	96
1937	89
1938	109
1939	80
1940	109
1941	91
1942	85
1943	76
1944	81
1945	72
1946	65
1947	66
1948	55
1949	56
1950	50
1951	53
1952	49
1953	52
1954	44
1955	40
1956	41
1957	32
1958	34
1959	24
1960	23
1961	27
1962	25
1963	34
1964	38
1965	39
1966	28
1967	44
1968	42
1969	31
1970	33
1971	33
1972	26
1973	25
1974	23
1975	30
1976	30
1977	24
1978	33
1979	33
1980	36
1981	38
1982	45
1983	49
1984	59
1985	51
1986	72
1987	92
1988	90
1989	92
1990	95
1991	108
1992	95
1993	108
1994	140
1995	139
1996	141
1997	133
1998	118
1999	109
2000	109
2001	100
2002	96
2003	106
2004	108
2005	109
2006	118
2007	123
2008	119
2009	110
2010	124
2011	111
2012	114
2013	109
2014	118
2015	138
2016	151
2017	153
2018	173
2019	208
2020	195
2021	252
2022	218
2023	226
2024	221
2025	235

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Arkansas 5.1×
Kentucky 5.1×
Alabama 4.6×
Mississippi 4.6×
Tennessee 3.7×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 402
Rank in 2025: #675
How rare: 1 in 4,248 boys
Since 1880: 18,104

Most popular in 1901, at 291 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 71% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arkansas	5.1×	44
Kentucky	5.1×	70
Alabama	4.6×	69
Mississippi	4.6×	35
Tennessee	3.7×	92

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