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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

Major, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	253
1881	397
1882	387
1883	392
1884	315
1885	343
1886	280
1887	394
1888	306
1889	398
1890	243
1891	336
1892	336
1893	365
1894	320
1895	290
1896	351
1897	346
1898	342
1899	395
1900	339
1901	207
1902	375
1903	302
1904	242
1905	333
1906	293
1907	204
1908	246
1909	311
1910	237
1911	221
1912	158
1913	191
1914	166
1915	178
1916	146
1917	172
1918	151
1919	187
1920	159
1921	147
1922	139
1923	113
1924	132
1925	104
1926	132
1927	129
1928	135
1929	113
1930	130
1931	91
1932	120
1933	108
1934	92
1935	85
1936	99
1937	87
1938	88
1939	93
1940	110
1941	75
1942	88
1943	88
1944	95
1945	90
1946	67
1947	66
1948	68
1949	62
1950	75
1951	71
1952	60
1953	59
1954	54
1955	50
1956	46
1957	46
1958	46
1959	49
1960	33
1961	31
1962	32
1963	38
1964	42
1965	42
1966	32
1967	39
1968	32
1969	39
1970	39
1971	38
1972	35
1973	38
1974	38
1975	32
1976	29
1977	30
1978	33
1979	34
1980	36
1981	39
1982	28
1983	26
1984	29
1985	21
1986	28
1987	24
1988	31
1989	36
1990	30
1991	25
1992	24
1993	29
1994	24
1995	23
1996	19
1997	21
1998	19
1999	17
2000	28
2001	38
2002	40
2003	32
2004	38
2005	37
2006	40
2007	45
2008	44
2009	92
2010	124
2011	104
2012	293
2013	451
2014	486
2015	476
2016	522
2017	563
2018	520
2019	528
2020	529
2021	434
2022	404
2023	338
2024	285
2025	238

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Mississippi 5.8×
Alabama 3.2×
Georgia 3.0×
South Carolina 2.8×
Louisiana 2.3×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 407
Rank in 2025: #669
How rare: 1 in 4,196 boys
Since 1880: 21,673

Most popular in 2017, at 563 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 50% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Mississippi	5.8×	55
Alabama	3.2×	60
Georgia	3.0×	131
South Carolina	2.8×	50
Louisiana	2.3×	39

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