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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

Royal, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	235
1881	199
1882	237
1883	201
1884	280
1885	260
1886	172
1887	237
1888	331
1889	335
1890	279
1891	326
1892	344
1893	338
1894	199
1895	273
1896	217
1897	177
1898	212
1899	264
1900	166
1901	216
1902	253
1903	235
1904	234
1905	227
1906	285
1907	191
1908	246
1909	250
1910	227
1911	159
1912	233
1913	178
1914	191
1915	185
1916	195
1917	201
1918	220
1919	206
1920	188
1921	173
1922	210
1923	206
1924	189
1925	179
1926	163
1927	174
1928	164
1929	197
1930	144
1931	142
1932	143
1933	146
1934	123
1935	118
1936	123
1937	123
1938	121
1939	101
1940	110
1941	88
1942	90
1943	85
1944	99
1945	107
1946	74
1947	84
1948	72
1949	73
1950	63
1951	71
1952	54
1953	60
1954	54
1955	50
1956	61
1957	46
1958	31
1959	43
1960	45
1961	42
1962	38
1963	34
1964	39
1965	42
1966	37
1967	38
1968	28
1969	36
1970	39
1971	38
1972	36
1973	32
1974	31
1975	29
1976	31
1977	32
1978	37
1979	33
1980	29
1981	27
1982	30
1983	32
1984	23
1985	28
1986	26
1987	22
1988	29
1989	22
1990	32
1991	26
1992	22
1993	25
1994	27
1995	22
1996	26
1997	25
1998	27
1999	26
2000	25
2001	29
2002	27
2003	27
2004	31
2005	34
2006	36
2007	55
2008	54
2009	62
2010	76
2011	78
2012	102
2013	124
2014	255
2015	338
2016	349
2017	312
2018	336
2019	364
2020	429
2021	508
2022	504
2023	465
2024	432
2025	375

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Georgia 2.9×
Mississippi 2.6×
Nevada 2.5×
South Carolina 2.1×
Louisiana 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 640
Rank in 2025: #476
How rare: 1 in 2,668 boys
Since 1880: 20,072

Most popular in 2021, at 508 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 11% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Georgia	2.9×	187
Mississippi	2.6×	37
Nevada	2.5×	36
South Carolina	2.1×	57
Louisiana	2.1×	53

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