Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1881
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See the 117 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 50 |
| 1884 | 44 |
| 1886 | 54 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1900 | 40 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 35 |
| 1912 | 47 |
| 1913 | 23 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 27 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 17 |
| 1919 | 27 |
| 1920 | 17 |
| 1921 | 34 |
| 1922 | 25 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 13 |
| 1926 | 14 |
| 1927 | 19 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1930 | 15 |
| 1931 | 15 |
| 1932 | 12 |
| 1933 | 9 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1935 | 11 |
| 1937 | 10 |
| 1938 | 14 |
| 1939 | 11 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1941 | 8 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1945 | 9 |
| 1946 | 9 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 7 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 3 |
| 1962 | 3 |
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2016 | 65 |
| 2017 | 126 |
| 2018 | 180 |
| 2019 | 241 |
| 2020 | 302 |
| 2021 | 355 |
| 2022 | 377 |
| 2023 | 407 |
| 2024 | 504 |
| 2025 | 553 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- North Dakota 5.3×
- Utah 5.2×
- Nebraska 3.0×
- Iowa 2.4×
- Kansas 2.3×
More like it
More like Wells
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 944
- Rank in 2025
- #345
- How rare
- 1 in 1,809 boys
- Since 1881
- 6,989
Most popular in 2025, at 553 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 1090% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 5.3× | 26 |
| Utah | 5.2× | 145 |
| Nebraska | 3.0× | 38 |
| Iowa | 2.4× | 48 |
| Kansas | 2.3× | 47 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.