Townsend · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 82 recorded years as a table

Townsend, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	9
1915	6
1916	11
1917	10
1918	14
1919	7
1921	7
1922	9
1923	10
1924	6
1925	5
1926	6
1927	12
1928	7
1930	8
1931	7
1932	8
1933	6
1934	12
1935	6
1936	6
1939	5
1940	9
1944	6
1945	4
1946	5
1947	4
1948	3
1949	3
1950	4
1952	5
1953	3
1954	6
1956	3
1958	3
1959	2
1960	3
1962	4
1965	4
1966	3
1978	4
1979	3
1981	3
1984	3
1985	4
1986	5
1987	3
1988	3
1989	2
1990	4
1991	4
1992	4
1994	4
1995	5
1996	3
1997	3
1999	6
2001	4
2002	3
2003	4
2004	4
2005	5
2006	6
2007	7
2008	6
2009	8
2010	9
2011	11
2012	8
2013	13
2014	9
2015	9
2016	10
2017	6
2018	11
2019	15
2020	9
2021	17
2022	15
2023	13
2024	16
2025	21

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Townsend isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 36
Rank in 2025: #3,240
How rare: 1 in 47,446 boys
Since 1914: 871

Most popular in 2025, at 21 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 124% per million boys born.

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