Ames · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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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 98 recorded years as a table

Ames, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	14
1914	8
1915	11
1916	12
1917	8
1918	8
1919	7
1920	8
1921	9
1922	7
1923	7
1924	6
1926	5
1927	5
1928	9
1929	9
1930	11
1931	9
1932	11
1933	7
1934	6
1935	9
1937	7
1938	6
1939	11
1940	9
1941	5
1942	4
1944	6
1945	4
1946	4
1947	3
1948	5
1949	4
1950	3
1951	6
1952	5
1953	5
1954	3
1955	4
1956	7
1957	4
1958	8
1959	4
1960	4
1961	5
1962	4
1963	3
1964	4
1965	4
1966	6
1967	6
1968	7
1969	9
1970	8
1971	6
1972	7
1973	4
1974	5
1975	9
1976	8
1977	9
1978	5
1979	6
1980	9
1981	10
1982	9
1983	12
1984	10
1985	6
1986	10
1987	7
1988	11
1989	8
1990	3
1993	3
2000	6
2004	4
2006	3
2007	3
2008	7
2009	5
2010	7
2011	16
2012	30
2013	20
2014	22
2015	27
2016	46
2017	37
2018	39
2019	38
2020	53
2021	51
2022	41
2023	54
2024	44
2025	54

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ames isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 92
Rank in 2025: #1,753
How rare: 1 in 18,566 boys
Since 1913: 1,855

Most popular in 2023, at 54 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 102% per million boys born.

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