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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

Owen, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	706
1881	665
1882	572
1883	602
1884	795
1885	649
1886	749
1887	671
1888	811
1889	678
1890	612
1891	721
1892	836
1893	712
1894	691
1895	639
1896	694
1897	621
1898	522
1899	621
1900	618
1901	751
1902	514
1903	696
1904	554
1905	673
1906	616
1907	708
1908	680
1909	549
1910	608
1911	690
1912	616
1913	572
1914	544
1915	564
1916	548
1917	528
1918	583
1919	567
1920	562
1921	638
1922	581
1923	536
1924	560
1925	522
1926	499
1927	490
1928	456
1929	489
1930	467
1931	439
1932	425
1933	444
1934	421
1935	395
1936	371
1937	386
1938	366
1939	346
1940	313
1941	335
1942	300
1943	293
1944	288
1945	274
1946	241
1947	222
1948	220
1949	208
1950	217
1951	200
1952	234
1953	210
1954	197
1955	168
1956	189
1957	188
1958	174
1959	180
1960	181
1961	166
1962	169
1963	138
1964	147
1965	147
1966	148
1967	131
1968	124
1969	153
1970	128
1971	140
1972	195
1973	216
1974	214
1975	191
1976	177
1977	197
1978	165
1979	216
1980	197
1981	213
1982	207
1983	199
1984	221
1985	223
1986	222
1987	247
1988	244
1989	219
1990	234
1991	225
1992	227
1993	233
1994	254
1995	368
1996	531
1997	726
1998	979
1999	1,238
2000	1,382
2001	1,561
2002	2,158
2003	2,886
2004	3,379
2005	3,589
2006	3,977
2007	3,974
2008	3,824
2009	4,105
2010	4,262
2011	4,392
2012	4,584
2013	4,634
2014	4,768
2015	5,013
2016	5,430
2017	5,058
2018	5,141
2019	5,210
2020	5,022
2021	5,013
2022	4,919
2023	4,686
2024	4,411
2025	4,209

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Vermont 3.6×
New Hampshire 3.0×
Maine 2.7×
Rhode Island 2.4×
Montana 2.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7,190
Rank in 2025: #31
How rare: 1 in 237 boys
Since 1880: 245,644

Most popular in 2016, at 5,430 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 16% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Vermont	3.6×	58
New Hampshire	3.0×	175
Maine	2.7×	135
Rhode Island	2.4×	99
Montana	2.3×	108

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