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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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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 98 recorded years as a table

Rand, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	14
1922	8
1927	5
1929	9
1932	5
1933	6
1934	5
1935	6
1936	8
1937	12
1938	11
1939	6
1940	9
1941	16
1942	14
1943	20
1944	25
1945	29
1946	25
1947	36
1948	50
1949	56
1950	59
1951	54
1952	58
1953	52
1954	53
1955	39
1956	47
1957	47
1958	44
1959	37
1960	26
1961	32
1962	30
1963	19
1964	27
1965	18
1966	26
1967	26
1968	22
1969	18
1970	15
1971	11
1972	9
1973	13
1974	11
1975	14
1976	10
1977	7
1978	7
1979	10
1980	10
1981	10
1982	8
1983	9
1984	6
1985	9
1986	14
1987	12
1988	9
1989	8
1990	5
1991	7
1992	13
1993	6
1994	12
1995	9
1996	8
1997	10
1998	8
1999	10
2000	9
2001	4
2002	9
2003	8
2004	11
2005	8
2006	7
2007	6
2008	7
2009	7
2010	8
2011	12
2012	12
2013	8
2014	9
2015	9
2016	11
2017	11
2018	10
2019	9
2020	12
2021	9
2022	9
2023	6
2024	12
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rand 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

More like Rand

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 15
Rank in 2025: #5,861
How rare: 1 in 113,871 boys
Since 1913: 2,960

Most popular in 1950, at 59 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 6% per million boys born.

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