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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 99 recorded years as a table

Job, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1891	59
1914	9
1915	7
1916	9
1917	8
1918	6
1919	9
1920	8
1923	5
1924	7
1925	7
1926	5
1929	9
1930	10
1931	9
1932	7
1934	10
1936	7
1939	5
1943	6
1945	4
1947	3
1948	6
1949	4
1950	4
1951	4
1952	5
1954	4
1955	6
1956	6
1957	6
1958	2
1959	3
1960	5
1961	5
1962	6
1963	5
1964	6
1965	5
1966	3
1967	10
1968	10
1969	5
1970	4
1971	8
1972	16
1973	19
1974	25
1975	22
1976	23
1977	15
1978	24
1979	15
1980	18
1981	17
1982	18
1983	22
1984	15
1985	16
1986	17
1987	24
1988	16
1989	20
1990	23
1991	27
1992	24
1993	26
1994	24
1995	32
1996	37
1997	39
1998	40
1999	45
2000	44
2001	34
2002	40
2003	42
2004	45
2005	39
2006	37
2007	35
2008	35
2009	31
2010	34
2011	38
2012	35
2013	38
2014	43
2015	45
2016	43
2017	32
2018	34
2019	33
2020	30
2021	33
2022	38
2023	25
2024	35
2025	29

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Job 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: 49
Rank in 2025: #2,641
How rare: 1 in 34,858 boys
Since 1891: 3,399

Most popular in 1891, at 59 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 37% per million boys born.

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