Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1969
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 39 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 17 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 26 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 33 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 39 |
| 2016 | 39 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2018 | 62 |
| 2019 | 71 |
| 2020 | 93 |
| 2021 | 95 |
| 2022 | 147 |
| 2023 | 141 |
| 2024 | 138 |
| 2025 | 108 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Georgia 2.3×
- New York 1.7×
- New Jersey 1.6×
- Pennsylvania 1.5×
- North Carolina 1.5×
More like it
More like Zen
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 185
- Rank in 2025
- #1,141
- How rare
- 1 in 9,232 boys
- Since 1969
- 2,718
Most popular in 2022, at 147 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 177% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.3× | 45 |
| New York | 1.7× | 58 |
| New Jersey | 1.6× | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.5× | 31 |
| North Carolina | 1.5× | 29 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.