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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

Sterling, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	154
1881	79
1882	141
1883	191
1884	175
1885	167
1886	90
1887	187
1888	207
1889	136
1890	135
1891	247
1892	188
1893	267
1894	130
1895	298
1896	176
1897	222
1898	212
1899	169
1900	253
1901	263
1902	245
1903	260
1904	258
1905	227
1906	240
1907	266
1908	285
1909	287
1910	237
1911	208
1912	233
1913	258
1914	231
1915	246
1916	227
1917	236
1918	246
1919	259
1920	243
1921	244
1922	248
1923	231
1924	247
1925	216
1926	222
1927	209
1928	207
1929	232
1930	190
1931	186
1932	217
1933	188
1934	180
1935	172
1936	187
1937	156
1938	169
1939	160
1940	176
1941	163
1942	187
1943	152
1944	155
1945	160
1946	143
1947	154
1948	145
1949	147
1950	141
1951	138
1952	131
1953	129
1954	124
1955	130
1956	132
1957	114
1958	115
1959	121
1960	111
1961	117
1962	139
1963	142
1964	143
1965	116
1966	134
1967	124
1968	142
1969	131
1970	119
1971	137
1972	113
1973	124
1974	124
1975	117
1976	120
1977	130
1978	138
1979	131
1980	136
1981	122
1982	131
1983	154
1984	162
1985	149
1986	161
1987	175
1988	217
1989	194
1990	220
1991	225
1992	252
1993	257
1994	297
1995	268
1996	248
1997	227
1998	222
1999	204
2000	185
2001	203
2002	184
2003	165
2004	151
2005	136
2006	131
2007	130
2008	120
2009	116
2010	156
2011	162
2012	185
2013	233
2014	287
2015	310
2016	354
2017	385
2018	431
2019	420
2020	445
2021	482
2022	460
2023	463
2024	514
2025	553

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Nebraska 3.1×
Oklahoma 2.7×
Kansas 2.2×
Iowa 2.2×
Utah 2.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 944
Rank in 2025: #345
How rare: 1 in 1,809 boys
Since 1880: 37,474

Most popular in 2025, at 553 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 78% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Nebraska	3.1×	41
Oklahoma	2.7×	72
Kansas	2.2×	47
Iowa	2.2×	46
Utah	2.2×	63

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