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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 139 recorded years as a table

Nolan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	50
1884	61
1886	45
1887	89
1889	45
1892	82
1893	80
1894	104
1895	68
1896	75
1897	106
1898	41
1899	94
1900	106
1901	103
1902	122
1903	84
1904	140
1905	128
1906	150
1907	157
1908	104
1909	171
1910	160
1911	142
1912	144
1913	176
1914	165
1915	139
1916	169
1917	161
1918	130
1919	152
1920	148
1921	173
1922	168
1923	161
1924	145
1925	144
1926	151
1927	154
1928	142
1929	132
1930	164
1931	150
1932	182
1933	168
1934	183
1935	181
1936	160
1937	172
1938	179
1939	185
1940	191
1941	143
1942	139
1943	145
1944	152
1945	129
1946	118
1947	108
1948	124
1949	123
1950	120
1951	100
1952	110
1953	96
1954	100
1955	97
1956	94
1957	86
1958	86
1959	87
1960	78
1961	78
1962	68
1963	76
1964	82
1965	60
1966	90
1967	72
1968	84
1969	88
1970	97
1971	113
1972	89
1973	112
1974	106
1975	129
1976	129
1977	133
1978	157
1979	152
1980	184
1981	219
1982	233
1983	250
1984	288
1985	259
1986	261
1987	257
1988	266
1989	308
1990	412
1991	522
1992	583
1993	583
1994	576
1995	560
1996	584
1997	695
1998	714
1999	845
2000	1,032
2001	1,077
2002	1,150
2003	1,122
2004	1,254
2005	1,361
2006	1,381
2007	1,528
2008	1,544
2009	1,733
2010	1,923
2011	2,195
2012	2,334
2013	2,508
2014	2,712
2015	2,994
2016	2,969
2017	2,917
2018	3,099
2019	3,011
2020	3,013
2021	3,060
2022	2,822
2023	2,998
2024	2,844
2025	2,837

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Wyoming 2.6×
Maine 2.6×
New Hampshire 2.5×
Delaware 2.4×
Rhode Island 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,846
Rank in 2025: #65
How rare: 1 in 352 boys
Since 1881: 135,505

Most popular in 2018, at 3,099 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 5% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	2.6×	25
Maine	2.6×	84
New Hampshire	2.5×	94
Delaware	2.4×	60
Rhode Island	2.1×	57

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