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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1921

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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 59 recorded years as a table

Sage, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1921	5
1968	3
1969	4
1970	12
1971	12
1972	15
1973	17
1974	15
1975	20
1976	28
1977	21
1978	35
1979	18
1980	20
1981	18
1982	21
1983	16
1984	14
1985	25
1986	22
1987	16
1988	29
1989	25
1990	51
1991	127
1992	97
1993	90
1994	105
1995	133
1996	164
1997	221
1998	188
1999	204
2000	200
2001	197
2002	196
2003	178
2004	156
2005	169
2006	161
2007	155
2008	147
2009	151
2010	138
2011	137
2012	172
2013	170
2014	212
2015	210
2016	278
2017	341
2018	382
2019	375
2020	395
2021	418
2022	474
2023	443
2024	453
2025	400

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Hawaii 7.3×
Iowa 2.0×
Oregon 2.0×
Louisiana 2.0×
Colorado 1.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 684
Rank in 2025: #455
How rare: 1 in 2,497 boys
Since 1921: 15,762

Most popular in 2022, at 474 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 90% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	7.3×	28
Iowa	2.0×	35
Oregon	2.0×	38
Louisiana	2.0×	50
Colorado	1.8×	61

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