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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 74 recorded years as a table

Phineas, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1891	49
1897	44
1915	6
1916	10
1917	11
1918	9
1919	5
1920	6
1922	6
1923	6
1925	4
1926	7
1930	7
1932	5
1933	6
1934	5
1938	5
1940	4
1947	3
1949	3
1950	3
1953	3
1955	2
1958	3
1961	2
1962	3
1963	3
1967	5
1971	3
1972	4
1974	4
1976	5
1980	3
1981	3
1982	3
1983	6
1985	4
1988	3
1989	4
1991	2
1992	4
1994	3
1995	4
1996	4
1997	6
1998	9
1999	7
2000	14
2001	14
2002	14
2003	20
2004	20
2005	22
2006	33
2007	42
2008	57
2009	66
2010	73
2011	63
2012	55
2013	52
2014	55
2015	50
2016	75
2017	70
2018	75
2019	66
2020	70
2021	75
2022	62
2023	58
2024	66
2025	61

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 0.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 105
Rank in 2025: #1,609
How rare: 1 in 16,267 boys
Since 1880: 2,803

Most popular in 2018, at 75 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 24% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	0.8×	27

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