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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

Virgil, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	733
1881	645
1882	704
1883	669
1884	769
1885	761
1886	713
1887	759
1888	927
1889	841
1890	901
1891	1,216
1892	1,065
1893	1,059
1894	1,080
1895	1,244
1896	1,154
1897	1,410
1898	1,263
1899	1,450
1900	1,409
1901	1,484
1902	1,329
1903	1,451
1904	1,647
1905	1,708
1906	1,555
1907	1,880
1908	1,672
1909	1,524
1910	1,442
1911	1,571
1912	1,591
1913	1,598
1914	1,601
1915	1,622
1916	1,681
1917	1,646
1918	1,684
1919	1,602
1920	1,608
1921	1,661
1922	1,645
1923	1,563
1924	1,436
1925	1,347
1926	1,419
1927	1,330
1928	1,268
1929	1,245
1930	1,249
1931	1,331
1932	1,176
1933	1,149
1934	1,092
1935	1,060
1936	997
1937	908
1938	964
1939	847
1940	809
1941	751
1942	726
1943	696
1944	681
1945	628
1946	542
1947	467
1948	453
1949	446
1950	439
1951	419
1952	404
1953	385
1954	364
1955	339
1956	335
1957	310
1958	328
1959	305
1960	322
1961	294
1962	268
1963	276
1964	275
1965	270
1966	257
1967	256
1968	254
1969	215
1970	220
1971	238
1972	226
1973	221
1974	198
1975	199
1976	169
1977	154
1978	139
1979	138
1980	114
1981	123
1982	125
1983	89
1984	100
1985	80
1986	97
1987	76
1988	74
1989	73
1990	77
1991	74
1992	56
1993	58
1994	44
1995	50
1996	46
1997	43
1998	53
1999	42
2000	34
2001	39
2002	37
2003	35
2004	38
2005	35
2006	34
2007	35
2008	26
2009	32
2010	42
2011	38
2012	26
2013	36
2014	39
2015	37
2016	46
2017	52
2018	40
2019	51
2020	49
2021	58
2022	46
2023	72
2024	66
2025	76

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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California 1.2×
Texas 1.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 129
Rank in 2025: #1,409
How rare: 1 in 13,240 boys
Since 1880: 72,009

Most popular in 1907, at 1,880 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 107% per million boys born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.2×	44
Texas	1.1×	40

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