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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

Mason, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	199
1881	129
1882	106
1883	115
1884	122
1885	139
1886	162
1887	128
1888	116
1889	190
1890	144
1891	109
1892	164
1893	107
1894	155
1895	162
1896	151
1897	204
1898	122
1899	179
1900	213
1901	141
1902	196
1903	176
1904	156
1905	166
1906	150
1907	150
1908	175
1909	98
1910	139
1911	133
1912	135
1913	166
1914	136
1915	115
1916	153
1917	123
1918	114
1919	128
1920	133
1921	131
1922	120
1923	117
1924	105
1925	102
1926	110
1927	96
1928	98
1929	89
1930	87
1931	82
1932	82
1933	84
1934	86
1935	79
1936	79
1937	67
1938	72
1939	72
1940	66
1941	65
1942	75
1943	62
1944	67
1945	51
1946	52
1947	49
1948	52
1949	52
1950	50
1951	46
1952	44
1953	41
1954	34
1955	48
1956	43
1957	33
1958	42
1959	40
1960	38
1961	42
1962	43
1963	46
1964	49
1965	39
1966	50
1967	50
1968	59
1969	87
1970	96
1971	94
1972	81
1973	97
1974	170
1975	197
1976	159
1977	158
1978	163
1979	185
1980	188
1981	173
1982	180
1983	135
1984	154
1985	247
1986	354
1987	438
1988	536
1989	549
1990	720
1991	1,007
1992	1,101
1993	1,262
1994	1,450
1995	1,907
1996	2,049
1997	2,264
1998	2,437
1999	2,839
2000	3,318
2001	3,833
2002	4,058
2003	3,998
2004	4,342
2005	4,892
2006	5,067
2007	5,192
2008	5,141
2009	5,392
2010	7,744
2011	10,283
2012	10,013
2013	9,373
2014	8,967
2015	8,700
2016	8,055
2017	7,349
2018	6,897
2019	6,401
2020	5,861
2021	5,203
2022	4,611
2023	4,244
2024	3,768
2025	3,683

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Vermont 2.9×
Wyoming 2.4×
Hawaii 2.1×
New Hampshire 2.1×
Rhode Island 2.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6,291
Rank in 2025: #39
How rare: 1 in 271 boys
Since 1880: 342,583

Most popular in 2011, at 10,283 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 58% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Vermont	2.9×	41
Wyoming	2.4×	31
Hawaii	2.1×	72
New Hampshire	2.1×	107
Rhode Island	2.1×	77

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