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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

Abel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	81
1881	119
1882	88
1883	115
1884	122
1885	56
1886	144
1887	108
1888	66
1889	81
1890	126
1891	99
1892	66
1893	116
1894	130
1895	51
1896	125
1897	106
1898	82
1899	141
1900	100
1901	122
1902	90
1903	117
1904	78
1905	45
1906	83
1907	68
1908	97
1909	98
1910	57
1911	133
1912	93
1913	94
1914	78
1915	75
1916	70
1917	93
1918	75
1919	93
1920	74
1921	76
1922	84
1923	67
1924	97
1925	74
1926	91
1927	70
1928	77
1929	89
1930	111
1931	89
1932	91
1933	97
1934	90
1935	88
1936	72
1937	85
1938	78
1939	86
1940	87
1941	99
1942	76
1943	64
1944	87
1945	84
1946	72
1947	80
1948	86
1949	91
1950	95
1951	97
1952	83
1953	110
1954	109
1955	104
1956	102
1957	109
1958	114
1959	106
1960	116
1961	132
1962	125
1963	134
1964	137
1965	152
1966	144
1967	144
1968	154
1969	155
1970	152
1971	175
1972	198
1973	232
1974	210
1975	245
1976	252
1977	211
1978	226
1979	249
1980	266
1981	267
1982	258
1983	238
1984	236
1985	250
1986	262
1987	245
1988	269
1989	270
1990	295
1991	308
1992	316
1993	316
1994	302
1995	377
1996	320
1997	381
1998	349
1999	370
2000	388
2001	377
2002	399
2003	382
2004	398
2005	428
2006	450
2007	453
2008	423
2009	486
2010	588
2011	794
2012	1,029
2013	1,183
2014	1,339
2015	1,693
2016	1,605
2017	1,466
2018	1,477
2019	1,376
2020	1,235
2021	1,118
2022	1,013
2023	969
2024	949
2025	893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Nevada 2.1×
New Mexico 1.9×
Arizona 1.9×
Nebraska 1.9×
Oregon 1.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,525
Rank in 2025: #231
How rare: 1 in 1,120 boys
Since 1880: 66,037

Most popular in 2015, at 1,693 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 47% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Nevada	2.1×	66
New Mexico	1.9×	35
Arizona	1.9×	175
Nebraska	1.9×	46
Oregon	1.9×	78

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