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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

Raleigh, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	127
1881	109
1882	132
1883	162
1884	175
1885	204
1886	208
1887	148
1888	83
1889	190
1890	162
1891	237
1892	164
1893	160
1894	164
1895	136
1896	142
1897	195
1898	139
1899	132
1900	206
1901	178
1902	204
1903	151
1904	156
1905	234
1906	113
1907	170
1908	123
1909	183
1910	113
1911	146
1912	158
1913	137
1914	150
1915	146
1916	115
1917	125
1918	114
1919	99
1920	126
1921	126
1922	120
1923	103
1924	122
1925	90
1926	91
1927	111
1928	84
1929	85
1930	82
1931	93
1932	77
1933	101
1934	104
1935	91
1936	75
1937	79
1938	81
1939	86
1940	75
1941	76
1942	92
1943	76
1944	73
1945	77
1946	62
1947	60
1948	57
1949	53
1950	54
1951	48
1952	50
1953	44
1954	41
1955	39
1956	39
1957	35
1958	43
1959	36
1960	26
1961	33
1962	35
1963	25
1964	26
1965	38
1966	29
1967	25
1968	32
1969	30
1970	32
1971	31
1972	30
1973	22
1974	22
1975	27
1976	30
1977	26
1978	24
1979	25
1980	27
1981	18
1982	27
1983	26
1984	32
1985	28
1986	24
1987	36
1988	27
1989	24
1990	23
1991	29
1992	35
1993	27
1994	30
1995	25
1996	27
1997	31
1998	25
1999	24
2000	24
2001	16
2002	33
2003	28
2004	30
2005	30
2006	26
2007	28
2008	32
2009	25
2010	44
2011	46
2012	43
2013	40
2014	59
2015	41
2016	47
2017	43
2018	51
2019	55
2020	48
2021	36
2022	37
2023	41
2024	37
2025	37

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Raleigh 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: 64
Rank in 2025: #2,207
How rare: 1 in 26,688 boys
Since 1880: 9,279

Most popular in 1891, at 237 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 8% per million boys born.

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