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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1957

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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 69 recorded years as a table

Seamus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1957	4
1958	3
1959	5
1960	4
1961	3
1962	4
1963	3
1964	6
1965	10
1966	8
1967	11
1968	9
1969	8
1970	9
1971	14
1972	16
1973	18
1974	22
1975	23
1976	20
1977	29
1978	29
1979	24
1980	28
1981	33
1982	27
1983	17
1984	26
1985	29
1986	24
1987	27
1988	29
1989	29
1990	37
1991	39
1992	42
1993	45
1994	57
1995	68
1996	83
1997	87
1998	86
1999	99
2000	99
2001	97
2002	111
2003	126
2004	117
2005	127
2006	119
2007	143
2008	146
2009	139
2010	125
2011	136
2012	137
2013	131
2014	124
2015	115
2016	115
2017	114
2018	98
2019	110
2020	93
2021	90
2022	82
2023	80
2024	73
2025	90

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Massachusetts 7.3×
Pennsylvania 2.8×
New York 1.7×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 154
Rank in 2025: #1,276
How rare: 1 in 11,091 boys
Since 1957: 7,809

Most popular in 2008, at 146 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 22% per million boys born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Massachusetts	7.3×	48
Pennsylvania	2.8×	36
New York	1.7×	35

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