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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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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 97 recorded years as a table

Radford, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1885	46
1890	45
1892	41
1900	33
1903	42
1906	38
1911	22
1912	19
1913	12
1914	12
1915	18
1916	19
1917	21
1918	21
1919	14
1920	12
1921	22
1922	17
1923	19
1924	19
1925	21
1926	10
1927	14
1928	17
1929	14
1930	13
1931	11
1932	13
1933	13
1934	13
1935	25
1936	13
1937	18
1938	8
1939	16
1940	8
1941	17
1942	12
1943	9
1944	13
1945	10
1946	9
1947	7
1948	8
1949	11
1950	8
1951	6
1952	10
1953	10
1954	7
1955	10
1956	10
1957	12
1958	7
1959	8
1960	6
1961	8
1962	6
1963	7
1964	10
1965	12
1966	6
1967	10
1968	9
1969	5
1970	8
1971	6
1972	8
1973	4
1974	4
1975	4
1976	7
1977	7
1979	4
1981	5
1983	4
1984	5
1987	5
1988	5
1989	2
1990	3
1991	6
1994	4
2010	3
2012	3
2013	4
2014	3
2015	4
2016	4
2017	3
2018	3
2019	3
2020	3
2021	3
2022	4
2023	4
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Radford isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1885: 1,204

Most popular in 1885, at 46 per million boys born.

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

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