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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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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 62 recorded years as a table

Pierson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	16
1914	9
1915	13
1916	9
1917	9
1922	5
1923	5
1924	4
1926	6
1927	4
1931	5
1937	6
1938	5
1948	3
1956	3
1963	3
1976	3
1978	3
1981	3
1983	4
1984	4
1985	4
1986	7
1987	5
1988	9
1989	10
1990	5
1991	8
1992	10
1993	15
1994	13
1995	14
1996	15
1997	16
1998	12
1999	32
2000	25
2001	31
2002	42
2003	33
2004	45
2005	54
2006	45
2007	59
2008	51
2009	59
2010	61
2011	63
2012	70
2013	64
2014	71
2015	70
2016	75
2017	70
2018	93
2019	81
2020	100
2021	87
2022	70
2023	70
2024	72
2025	72

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 1.0×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 123
Rank in 2025: #1,451
How rare: 1 in 13,886 boys
Since 1912: 3,522

Most popular in 2020, at 100 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 3% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.0×	38

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