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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 143 recorded years as a table

Saul, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	136
1882	132
1883	48
1885	102
1886	90
1887	108
1888	165
1890	63
1891	89
1892	90
1893	80
1894	138
1895	111
1896	92
1897	98
1898	90
1899	160
1900	153
1901	122
1902	196
1903	143
1904	203
1905	91
1906	135
1907	245
1908	227
1909	250
1910	216
1911	252
1912	291
1913	289
1914	247
1915	244
1916	249
1917	246
1918	236
1919	237
1920	194
1921	208
1922	187
1923	205
1924	188
1925	185
1926	170
1927	168
1928	162
1929	145
1930	136
1931	133
1932	117
1933	132
1934	126
1935	105
1936	116
1937	106
1938	111
1939	89
1940	76
1941	79
1942	77
1943	68
1944	57
1945	63
1946	62
1947	61
1948	59
1949	58
1950	64
1951	65
1952	53
1953	59
1954	59
1955	57
1956	54
1957	64
1958	73
1959	64
1960	60
1961	79
1962	70
1963	70
1964	62
1965	90
1966	76
1967	91
1968	91
1969	108
1970	118
1971	109
1972	150
1973	160
1974	170
1975	179
1976	188
1977	197
1978	177
1979	204
1980	203
1981	229
1982	199
1983	212
1984	216
1985	221
1986	223
1987	230
1988	227
1989	261
1990	276
1991	294
1992	308
1993	296
1994	310
1995	375
1996	459
1997	554
1998	479
1999	464
2000	539
2001	568
2002	529
2003	543
2004	556
2005	557
2006	545
2007	516
2008	490
2009	437
2010	397
2011	376
2012	364
2013	347
2014	346
2015	309
2016	295
2017	327
2018	294
2019	300
2020	280
2021	293
2022	333
2023	301
2024	308
2025	313

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 2.4×
Arizona 2.4×
California 2.1×
Illinois 1.3×
Washington 1.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 535
Rank in 2025: #557
How rare: 1 in 3,192 boys
Since 1880: 43,288

Most popular in 2001, at 568 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 1% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	2.4×	389
Arizona	2.4×	72
California	2.1×	342
Illinois	1.3×	58
Washington	1.2×	37

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