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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 145 recorded years as a table

Lincoln, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	91
1881	50
1882	114
1883	115
1885	102
1886	54
1887	79
1888	124
1889	127
1890	117
1891	148
1892	139
1893	98
1894	86
1895	221
1896	109
1897	124
1898	65
1899	132
1900	133
1901	94
1902	139
1903	92
1904	117
1905	144
1906	135
1907	89
1908	130
1909	201
1910	185
1911	150
1912	114
1913	123
1914	157
1915	139
1916	146
1917	137
1918	126
1919	119
1920	129
1921	109
1922	99
1923	121
1924	138
1925	127
1926	130
1927	116
1928	117
1929	94
1930	78
1931	106
1932	92
1933	92
1934	89
1935	73
1936	69
1937	70
1938	69
1939	70
1940	60
1941	72
1942	70
1943	64
1944	56
1945	66
1946	46
1947	51
1948	43
1949	51
1950	49
1951	40
1952	49
1953	44
1954	33
1955	41
1956	34
1957	45
1958	34
1959	37
1960	40
1961	56
1962	69
1963	95
1964	101
1965	69
1966	65
1967	56
1968	41
1969	59
1970	79
1971	102
1972	86
1973	66
1974	69
1975	94
1976	96
1977	91
1978	58
1979	57
1980	53
1981	66
1982	66
1983	62
1984	78
1985	63
1986	47
1987	66
1988	64
1989	61
1990	70
1991	76
1992	79
1993	91
1994	97
1995	100
1996	79
1997	83
1998	86
1999	111
2000	126
2001	159
2002	169
2003	208
2004	208
2005	251
2006	540
2007	797
2008	891
2009	1,014
2010	975
2011	1,136
2012	1,535
2013	2,135
2014	2,511
2015	3,131
2016	3,757
2017	4,431
2018	4,079
2019	4,165
2020	4,091
2021	3,830
2022	3,222
2023	2,845
2024	2,658
2025	2,753

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Wyoming 3.9×
Maine 3.6×
New Hampshire 3.3×
Vermont 2.9×
West Virginia 2.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,703
Rank in 2025: #69
How rare: 1 in 363 boys
Since 1880: 104,918

Most popular in 2017, at 4,431 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 12% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	3.9×	36
Maine	3.6×	112
New Hampshire	3.3×	120
Vermont	2.9×	29
West Virginia	2.7×	143

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