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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

Anton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	697
1881	566
1882	563
1883	602
1884	559
1885	686
1886	560
1887	661
1888	596
1889	669
1890	658
1891	504
1892	582
1893	668
1894	553
1895	537
1896	385
1897	381
1898	416
1899	490
1900	385
1901	470
1902	432
1903	470
1904	351
1905	416
1906	330
1907	354
1908	408
1909	372
1910	381
1911	341
1912	370
1913	421
1914	437
1915	421
1916	375
1917	371
1918	310
1919	333
1920	244
1921	237
1922	225
1923	203
1924	178
1925	164
1926	173
1927	146
1928	147
1929	144
1930	132
1931	145
1932	131
1933	140
1934	108
1935	100
1936	103
1937	116
1938	120
1939	96
1940	91
1941	95
1942	77
1943	90
1944	87
1945	84
1946	72
1947	66
1948	52
1949	61
1950	69
1951	65
1952	69
1953	55
1954	59
1955	72
1956	58
1957	63
1958	60
1959	67
1960	71
1961	55
1962	67
1963	78
1964	76
1965	61
1966	70
1967	104
1968	106
1969	120
1970	112
1971	110
1972	131
1973	128
1974	114
1975	151
1976	120
1977	107
1978	116
1979	176
1980	160
1981	131
1982	133
1983	150
1984	126
1985	122
1986	118
1987	116
1988	121
1989	109
1990	135
1991	115
1992	112
1993	99
1994	164
1995	174
1996	115
1997	117
1998	132
1999	131
2000	128
2001	133
2002	149
2003	128
2004	123
2005	134
2006	146
2007	121
2008	127
2009	103
2010	101
2011	101
2012	108
2013	101
2014	125
2015	112
2016	108
2017	112
2018	99
2019	96
2020	87
2021	93
2022	76
2023	72
2024	71
2025	77

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 1.4×
Florida 1.3×
California 1.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 132
Rank in 2025: #1,388
How rare: 1 in 12,939 boys
Since 1880: 23,915

Most popular in 1880, at 697 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 31% per million boys born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	1.4×	26
Florida	1.3×	28
California	1.3×	50

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