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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

Augustus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	670
1881	506
1882	572
1883	507
1884	568
1885	640
1886	524
1887	503
1888	546
1889	317
1890	387
1891	376
1892	393
1893	499
1894	406
1895	426
1896	443
1897	417
1898	391
1899	292
1900	299
1901	329
1902	351
1903	201
1904	343
1905	340
1906	203
1907	279
1908	214
1909	262
1910	278
1911	235
1912	247
1913	226
1914	235
1915	191
1916	166
1917	161
1918	164
1919	180
1920	155
1921	155
1922	151
1923	167
1924	137
1925	146
1926	123
1927	138
1928	131
1929	98
1930	110
1931	105
1932	143
1933	98
1934	102
1935	97
1936	99
1937	86
1938	95
1939	78
1940	80
1941	68
1942	80
1943	70
1944	70
1945	66
1946	65
1947	50
1948	60
1949	53
1950	43
1951	48
1952	55
1953	49
1954	48
1955	43
1956	33
1957	43
1958	30
1959	34
1960	28
1961	32
1962	28
1963	32
1964	32
1965	36
1966	33
1967	34
1968	31
1969	27
1970	36
1971	36
1972	35
1973	28
1974	25
1975	30
1976	34
1977	27
1978	29
1979	27
1980	29
1981	35
1982	25
1983	26
1984	28
1985	19
1986	21
1987	28
1988	31
1989	44
1990	48
1991	72
1992	70
1993	73
1994	79
1995	82
1996	72
1997	73
1998	80
1999	81
2000	81
2001	92
2002	101
2003	103
2004	106
2005	128
2006	120
2007	131
2008	136
2009	141
2010	151
2011	154
2012	179
2013	183
2014	263
2015	338
2016	354
2017	397
2018	351
2019	356
2020	339
2021	378
2022	378
2023	359
2024	459
2025	458

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Oklahoma 3.1×
Missouri 2.7×
Arkansas 2.7×
Kansas 2.1×
Iowa 2.0×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 783
Rank in 2025: #407
How rare: 1 in 2,181 boys
Since 1880: 21,680

Most popular in 1880, at 670 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 36% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Oklahoma	3.1×	69
Missouri	2.7×	96
Arkansas	2.7×	44
Kansas	2.1×	36
Iowa	2.0×	35

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