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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

Turner, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	100
1881	179
1882	150
1883	105
1884	87
1885	121
1886	135
1887	128
1888	223
1889	163
1890	153
1891	109
1892	123
1893	178
1894	181
1895	111
1896	184
1897	133
1898	122
1899	151
1900	120
1901	131
1902	188
1903	101
1904	101
1905	189
1906	135
1907	129
1908	91
1909	146
1910	149
1911	106
1912	79
1913	70
1914	72
1915	80
1916	76
1917	73
1918	81
1919	60
1920	62
1921	67
1922	69
1923	49
1924	41
1925	54
1926	50
1927	41
1928	40
1929	46
1930	47
1931	38
1932	34
1933	42
1934	40
1935	30
1936	28
1937	31
1938	23
1939	42
1940	27
1941	16
1942	26
1943	23
1944	29
1945	28
1946	17
1947	22
1948	25
1949	20
1950	21
1951	20
1952	15
1953	23
1954	15
1955	17
1956	15
1957	13
1958	13
1959	7
1960	12
1961	10
1962	9
1963	12
1964	12
1965	8
1966	13
1967	13
1968	12
1969	10
1970	8
1971	11
1972	6
1973	8
1974	10
1975	8
1976	10
1977	7
1978	7
1979	9
1980	6
1981	12
1982	17
1983	19
1984	22
1985	26
1986	25
1987	25
1988	25
1989	27
1990	39
1991	38
1992	47
1993	50
1994	76
1995	77
1996	91
1997	90
1998	96
1999	101
2000	88
2001	100
2002	89
2003	78
2004	95
2005	78
2006	88
2007	101
2008	100
2009	93
2010	91
2011	116
2012	110
2013	123
2014	117
2015	122
2016	124
2017	109
2018	134
2019	137
2020	122
2021	138
2022	99
2023	119
2024	129
2025	114

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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South Carolina 3.6×
Wisconsin 2.9×
Georgia 2.7×
Tennessee 2.5×
North Carolina 2.2×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 195
Rank in 2025: #1,097
How rare: 1 in 8,759 boys
Since 1880: 9,989

Most popular in 1888, at 223 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 6% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
South Carolina	3.6×	27
Wisconsin	2.9×	25
Georgia	2.7×	49
Tennessee	2.5×	33
North Carolina	2.2×	41

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