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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 143 recorded years as a table

Winston, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1883	57
1884	44
1886	72
1887	59
1888	41
1889	63
1890	54
1891	49
1892	66
1893	71
1894	60
1895	60
1896	100
1897	98
1898	139
1899	85
1900	86
1901	113
1902	90
1903	109
1904	109
1905	151
1906	150
1907	143
1908	233
1909	213
1910	103
1911	155
1912	221
1913	179
1914	241
1915	232
1916	218
1917	224
1918	219
1919	212
1920	198
1921	262
1922	236
1923	194
1924	231
1925	201
1926	207
1927	210
1928	186
1929	187
1930	182
1931	170
1932	199
1933	185
1934	192
1935	168
1936	168
1937	182
1938	157
1939	157
1940	284
1941	441
1942	379
1943	383
1944	271
1945	201
1946	167
1947	150
1948	164
1949	151
1950	162
1951	133
1952	135
1953	133
1954	132
1955	138
1956	128
1957	119
1958	91
1959	92
1960	89
1961	97
1962	86
1963	102
1964	99
1965	125
1966	117
1967	108
1968	92
1969	106
1970	97
1971	117
1972	100
1973	102
1974	92
1975	103
1976	95
1977	110
1978	105
1979	89
1980	99
1981	101
1982	98
1983	85
1984	103
1985	121
1986	104
1987	119
1988	118
1989	126
1990	137
1991	144
1992	140
1993	130
1994	126
1995	128
1996	130
1997	109
1998	110
1999	137
2000	127
2001	110
2002	112
2003	99
2004	108
2005	122
2006	109
2007	115
2008	132
2009	136
2010	124
2011	161
2012	210
2013	208
2014	270
2015	287
2016	342
2017	422
2018	435
2019	479
2020	421
2021	436
2022	436
2023	467
2024	464
2025	486

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Kentucky 3.0×
West Virginia 3.0×
Minnesota 2.5×
Arkansas 2.4×
Wisconsin 2.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 830
Rank in 2025: #381
How rare: 1 in 2,057 boys
Since 1880: 32,794

Most popular in 2025, at 486 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 69% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Kentucky	3.0×	87
West Virginia	3.0×	27
Minnesota	2.5×	84
Arkansas	2.4×	43
Wisconsin	2.2×	72

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