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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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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 132 recorded years as a table

Marlin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1884	52
1891	59
1893	80
1897	62
1898	65
1899	56
1900	73
1901	103
1902	122
1903	59
1904	125
1905	68
1906	90
1907	61
1908	123
1909	91
1910	72
1911	155
1912	172
1913	154
1914	148
1915	151
1916	174
1917	177
1918	180
1919	187
1920	162
1921	191
1922	201
1923	179
1924	209
1925	216
1926	213
1927	223
1928	253
1929	246
1930	284
1931	290
1932	335
1933	343
1934	314
1935	371
1936	325
1937	324
1938	309
1939	333
1940	272
1941	281
1942	219
1943	232
1944	161
1945	208
1946	200
1947	173
1948	169
1949	160
1950	161
1951	142
1952	157
1953	150
1954	165
1955	142
1956	136
1957	128
1958	136
1959	112
1960	108
1961	116
1962	108
1963	104
1964	113
1965	118
1966	124
1967	99
1968	104
1969	90
1970	98
1971	141
1972	147
1973	127
1974	144
1975	100
1976	106
1977	94
1978	86
1979	74
1980	67
1981	68
1982	66
1983	69
1984	60
1985	57
1986	47
1987	54
1988	65
1989	58
1990	57
1991	56
1992	54
1993	61
1994	58
1995	60
1996	53
1997	62
1998	51
1999	49
2000	45
2001	50
2002	41
2003	47
2004	43
2005	50
2006	47
2007	45
2008	38
2009	34
2010	36
2011	43
2012	45
2013	38
2014	42
2015	43
2016	37
2017	43
2018	47
2019	41
2020	39
2021	42
2022	45
2023	50
2024	48
2025	53

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Pennsylvania 5.0×
Ohio 4.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 90
Rank in 2025: #1,778
How rare: 1 in 18,978 boys
Since 1884: 21,172

Most popular in 1935, at 371 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 23% per million boys born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Pennsylvania	5.0×	39
Ohio	4.5×	36

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