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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 130 recorded years as a table

Santos, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1888	41
1892	41
1897	44
1900	60
1901	103
1902	82
1903	84
1904	62
1905	83
1906	143
1907	89
1908	123
1909	110
1910	118
1911	75
1912	51
1913	23
1914	53
1915	47
1916	53
1917	67
1918	63
1919	77
1920	83
1921	89
1922	85
1923	97
1924	98
1925	112
1926	86
1927	112
1928	101
1929	86
1930	88
1931	83
1932	95
1933	89
1934	78
1935	74
1936	58
1937	76
1938	80
1939	77
1940	69
1941	68
1942	75
1943	62
1944	94
1945	91
1946	72
1947	84
1948	70
1949	78
1950	69
1951	71
1952	51
1953	62
1954	78
1955	59
1956	64
1957	69
1958	68
1959	74
1960	67
1961	72
1962	80
1963	73
1964	79
1965	75
1966	80
1967	91
1968	90
1969	91
1970	94
1971	106
1972	98
1973	111
1974	109
1975	122
1976	110
1977	108
1978	105
1979	100
1980	124
1981	126
1982	99
1983	111
1984	90
1985	95
1986	100
1987	95
1988	82
1989	86
1990	91
1991	106
1992	95
1993	114
1994	108
1995	122
1996	117
1997	115
1998	119
1999	124
2000	116
2001	127
2002	126
2003	140
2004	119
2005	130
2006	147
2007	132
2008	144
2009	128
2010	125
2011	121
2012	112
2013	128
2014	123
2015	123
2016	113
2017	112
2018	113
2019	123
2020	141
2021	157
2022	159
2023	184
2024	172
2025	197

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Arizona 2.5×
California 2.2×
Texas 2.1×
Illinois 1.4×
Florida 0.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 337
Rank in 2025: #763
How rare: 1 in 5,068 boys
Since 1880: 18,814

Most popular in 2025, at 197 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 60% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	2.5×	46
California	2.2×	222
Texas	2.1×	203
Illinois	1.4×	38
Florida	0.9×	45

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