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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

Anthony, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	1,177
1881	1,271
1882	1,223
1883	1,367
1884	1,564
1885	1,419
1886	1,571
1887	1,509
1888	1,597
1889	1,980
1890	1,702
1891	1,680
1892	2,090
1893	1,959
1894	2,220
1895	1,883
1896	2,308
1897	2,208
1898	2,649
1899	2,740
1900	2,698
1901	3,034
1902	3,424
1903	3,346
1904	3,294
1905	3,704
1906	4,070
1907	4,039
1908	4,471
1909	4,622
1910	5,046
1911	5,700
1912	5,768
1913	5,426
1914	5,643
1915	5,565
1916	5,335
1917	5,432
1918	5,099
1919	4,833
1920	4,645
1921	4,756
1922	4,679
1923	4,672
1924	4,583
1925	4,517
1926	4,555
1927	4,363
1928	4,261
1929	4,400
1930	4,259
1931	4,146
1932	4,044
1933	4,008
1934	3,719
1935	3,754
1936	3,835
1937	4,068
1938	4,228
1939	4,165
1940	4,114
1941	4,265
1942	4,496
1943	4,345
1944	4,112
1945	4,225
1946	4,169
1947	4,380
1948	4,490
1949	4,765
1950	4,810
1951	5,224
1952	5,756
1953	5,929
1954	6,437
1955	6,879
1956	7,358
1957	7,907
1958	8,212
1959	8,420
1960	9,144
1961	9,514
1962	9,717
1963	9,970
1964	10,100
1965	10,927
1966	11,564
1967	11,978
1968	11,641
1969	11,690
1970	11,396
1971	10,870
1972	10,763
1973	10,531
1974	10,425
1975	10,561
1976	10,581
1977	10,226
1978	10,237
1979	10,173
1980	9,868
1981	10,367
1982	10,829
1983	11,062
1984	11,611
1985	11,960
1986	11,923
1987	12,387
1988	12,351
1989	12,206
1990	12,214
1991	12,101
1992	11,602
1993	11,109
1994	11,182
1995	10,759
1996	10,826
1997	10,627
1998	10,272
1999	10,141
2000	10,008
2001	10,159
2002	10,090
2003	10,200
2004	9,881
2005	9,707
2006	9,445
2007	9,463
2008	9,027
2009	8,231
2010	8,084
2011	7,524
2012	6,973
2013	6,500
2014	6,046
2015	5,564
2016	5,217
2017	4,796
2018	4,431
2019	4,306
2020	4,077
2021	3,882
2022	3,784
2023	3,670
2024	3,687
2025	3,493

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Delaware 2.6×
Rhode Island 2.3×
New Jersey 2.2×
Connecticut 2.1×
District of Columbia 1.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5,967
Rank in 2025: #46
How rare: 1 in 286 boys
Since 1880: 1,488,042

Most popular in 1987, at 12,387 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 37% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Delaware	2.6×	81
Rhode Island	2.3×	80
New Jersey	2.2×	960
Connecticut	2.1×	306
District of Columbia	1.9×	58

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