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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 144 recorded years as a table

Archibald, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	244
1881	268
1882	264
1883	268
1884	253
1885	232
1886	271
1887	187
1888	182
1889	208
1890	342
1891	188
1892	303
1893	178
1894	216
1895	221
1896	142
1897	142
1898	171
1899	179
1900	93
1901	141
1902	147
1903	193
1904	125
1905	113
1906	120
1907	109
1908	123
1909	67
1910	88
1911	66
1912	121
1913	76
1914	73
1915	67
1916	69
1917	79
1918	54
1919	70
1920	56
1921	46
1922	54
1923	62
1924	54
1925	56
1926	35
1927	38
1928	36
1929	39
1930	29
1931	29
1932	26
1933	20
1934	20
1935	22
1936	18
1937	19
1938	11
1939	11
1940	20
1941	21
1942	12
1943	20
1944	9
1945	15
1946	10
1947	11
1948	7
1949	10
1950	9
1951	9
1952	13
1953	14
1954	9
1955	5
1956	11
1957	7
1958	4
1959	8
1960	4
1961	5
1962	4
1963	5
1964	3
1965	8
1966	4
1967	9
1968	7
1969	7
1970	4
1971	6
1972	6
1973	6
1974	6
1975	6
1976	4
1977	3
1978	4
1979	4
1980	8
1981	5
1982	7
1983	4
1984	3
1985	3
1986	5
1987	3
1988	3
1989	4
1990	6
1991	6
1992	5
1993	5
1994	3
1995	5
1996	6
1998	5
1999	4
2001	3
2002	4
2003	3
2004	5
2005	5
2006	4
2007	3
2008	5
2009	8
2010	12
2011	7
2012	18
2013	13
2014	24
2015	26
2016	27
2017	26
2018	39
2019	40
2020	56
2021	57
2022	85
2023	87
2024	102
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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Illinois 2.0×
Florida 1.0×
New York 1.0×
California 0.8×
Texas 0.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 184
Rank in 2025: #1,145
How rare: 1 in 9,283 boys
Since 1880: 3,985

Most popular in 1890, at 342 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 313% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Illinois	2.0×	30
Florida	1.0×	29
New York	1.0×	25
California	0.8×	45
Texas	0.6×	34

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