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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 146 recorded years as a table

Silas, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	887
1881	725
1882	809
1883	736
1884	725
1885	677
1886	695
1887	631
1888	587
1889	606
1890	757
1891	573
1892	729
1893	507
1894	484
1895	579
1896	527
1897	470
1898	391
1899	518
1900	452
1901	348
1902	448
1903	394
1904	398
1905	325
1906	398
1907	306
1908	311
1909	378
1910	330
1911	261
1912	251
1913	246
1914	264
1915	232
1916	213
1917	222
1918	226
1919	206
1920	205
1921	203
1922	196
1923	188
1924	188
1925	196
1926	190
1927	162
1928	151
1929	165
1930	174
1931	163
1932	147
1933	144
1934	138
1935	137
1936	140
1937	102
1938	132
1939	126
1940	104
1941	96
1942	105
1943	96
1944	87
1945	83
1946	87
1947	72
1948	64
1949	78
1950	67
1951	50
1952	52
1953	57
1954	56
1955	44
1956	48
1957	54
1958	49
1959	45
1960	37
1961	41
1962	38
1963	48
1964	35
1965	48
1966	40
1967	30
1968	36
1969	37
1970	37
1971	41
1972	46
1973	60
1974	53
1975	71
1976	64
1977	57
1978	69
1979	65
1980	65
1981	74
1982	63
1983	69
1984	57
1985	63
1986	62
1987	65
1988	61
1989	59
1990	58
1991	66
1992	83
1993	79
1994	79
1995	107
1996	109
1997	122
1998	131
1999	151
2000	167
2001	194
2002	299
2003	285
2004	308
2005	330
2006	389
2007	453
2008	526
2009	694
2010	851
2011	1,115
2012	1,316
2013	1,804
2014	1,529
2015	1,665
2016	1,801
2017	1,804
2018	1,937
2019	1,987
2020	2,112
2021	2,238
2022	2,309
2023	2,400
2024	2,395
2025	2,716

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Wyoming 3.3×
Maine 2.9×
West Virginia 2.6×
Alaska 2.6×
Montana 2.5×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,639
Rank in 2025: #71
How rare: 1 in 368 boys
Since 1880: 75,465

Most popular in 2025, at 2,716 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 63% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	3.3×	28
Maine	2.9×	82
West Virginia	2.6×	124
Alaska	2.6×	45
Montana	2.5×	67

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