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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

Lyle, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	63
1881	60
1882	106
1883	67
1884	105
1885	121
1886	108
1887	168
1888	182
1889	163
1890	198
1891	306
1892	238
1893	258
1894	415
1895	341
1896	293
1897	346
1898	456
1899	395
1900	326
1901	564
1902	391
1903	554
1904	578
1905	461
1906	698
1907	518
1908	486
1909	439
1910	602
1911	566
1912	756
1913	667
1914	756
1915	847
1916	906
1917	924
1918	980
1919	895
1920	909
1921	914
1922	970
1923	922
1924	883
1925	907
1926	946
1927	935
1928	902
1929	936
1930	863
1931	908
1932	928
1933	924
1934	909
1935	897
1936	877
1937	820
1938	712
1939	753
1940	745
1941	764
1942	644
1943	619
1944	597
1945	569
1946	529
1947	494
1948	492
1949	471
1950	463
1951	433
1952	462
1953	452
1954	436
1955	399
1956	375
1957	388
1958	363
1959	357
1960	343
1961	310
1962	311
1963	283
1964	258
1965	244
1966	244
1967	216
1968	250
1969	243
1970	250
1971	223
1972	193
1973	184
1974	172
1975	158
1976	141
1977	170
1978	143
1979	143
1980	150
1981	137
1982	123
1983	138
1984	141
1985	133
1986	161
1987	136
1988	130
1989	126
1990	125
1991	89
1992	95
1993	81
1994	77
1995	75
1996	62
1997	65
1998	51
1999	48
2000	52
2001	51
2002	55
2003	59
2004	40
2005	42
2006	51
2007	41
2008	38
2009	43
2010	53
2011	72
2012	70
2013	89
2014	90
2015	95
2016	110
2017	111
2018	121
2019	131
2020	120
2021	124
2022	120
2023	112
2024	127
2025	124

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Wisconsin 3.6×
Michigan 2.1×
Ohio 1.5×
California 0.8×
Texas 0.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 211
Rank in 2025: #1,046
How rare: 1 in 8,095 boys
Since 1880: 59,190

Most popular in 1918, at 980 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 29% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wisconsin	3.6×	31
Michigan	2.1×	30
Ohio	1.5×	28
California	0.8×	51
Texas	0.6×	36

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