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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

Merritt, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	163
1881	129
1882	44
1883	86
1884	79
1885	176
1886	90
1887	138
1888	99
1889	109
1890	108
1891	128
1892	139
1893	134
1894	190
1895	119
1896	117
1897	151
1898	179
1899	207
1900	47
1901	75
1902	114
1903	101
1904	125
1905	144
1906	143
1907	89
1908	58
1909	85
1910	72
1911	84
1912	121
1913	127
1914	84
1915	94
1916	107
1917	105
1918	92
1919	82
1920	101
1921	104
1922	98
1923	81
1924	107
1925	73
1926	85
1927	74
1928	80
1929	73
1930	68
1931	66
1932	56
1933	63
1934	61
1935	49
1936	67
1937	57
1938	57
1939	61
1940	46
1941	50
1942	38
1943	48
1944	42
1945	40
1946	37
1947	31
1948	32
1949	31
1950	28
1951	25
1952	24
1953	29
1954	28
1955	24
1956	19
1957	20
1958	13
1959	23
1960	18
1961	21
1962	19
1963	15
1964	20
1965	15
1966	19
1967	14
1968	14
1969	17
1970	15
1971	14
1972	15
1973	12
1974	12
1975	12
1976	9
1977	15
1978	12
1979	13
1980	10
1981	11
1982	9
1983	12
1984	9
1985	11
1986	14
1987	13
1988	9
1989	14
1990	8
1991	9
1992	9
1993	11
1994	9
1995	13
1996	11
1997	11
1998	8
1999	12
2000	12
2001	11
2002	13
2003	10
2004	14
2005	14
2006	14
2007	15
2008	14
2009	17
2010	19
2011	21
2012	22
2013	33
2014	34
2015	37
2016	41
2017	57
2018	58
2019	48
2020	46
2021	47
2022	45
2023	49
2024	49
2025	68

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 117
Rank in 2025: #1,499
How rare: 1 in 14,598 boys
Since 1880: 6,151

Most popular in 1899, at 207 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 85% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	0.9×	26

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