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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1954

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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

Shea, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1954	2
1957	3
1959	6
1960	5
1961	5
1962	5
1963	5
1964	5
1965	8
1966	8
1967	13
1968	25
1969	25
1970	38
1971	36
1972	43
1973	59
1974	65
1975	70
1976	66
1977	57
1978	62
1979	55
1980	64
1981	59
1982	60
1983	59
1984	142
1985	127
1986	152
1987	140
1988	128
1989	109
1990	108
1991	90
1992	89
1993	87
1994	102
1995	98
1996	82
1997	95
1998	72
1999	79
2000	83
2001	96
2002	114
2003	104
2004	98
2005	92
2006	92
2007	80
2008	65
2009	80
2010	64
2011	78
2012	67
2013	56
2014	55
2015	52
2016	54
2017	69
2018	64
2019	69
2020	65
2021	79
2022	71
2023	84
2024	70
2025	65

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Massachusetts 5.4×
New York 5.0×
New Jersey 3.7×
California 0.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 111
Rank in 2025: #1,547
How rare: 1 in 15,388 boys
Since 1954: 8,537

Most popular in 1986, at 152 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 25% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Massachusetts	5.4×	32
New York	5.0×	94
New Jersey	3.7×	32
California	0.8×	32

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