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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

Avery, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	81
1881	248
1882	123
1883	134
1884	140
1885	111
1886	54
1887	138
1888	108
1889	81
1890	153
1891	89
1892	147
1893	169
1894	155
1895	170
1896	167
1897	186
1898	122
1899	160
1900	80
1901	178
1902	147
1903	109
1904	140
1905	166
1906	128
1907	116
1908	149
1909	104
1910	108
1911	97
1912	135
1913	129
1914	139
1915	147
1916	119
1917	124
1918	116
1919	114
1920	106
1921	112
1922	120
1923	101
1924	109
1925	91
1926	89
1927	95
1928	86
1929	95
1930	94
1931	72
1932	85
1933	93
1934	92
1935	61
1936	63
1937	63
1938	72
1939	51
1940	73
1941	58
1942	59
1943	53
1944	48
1945	59
1946	47
1947	50
1948	44
1949	33
1950	45
1951	42
1952	46
1953	47
1954	61
1955	67
1956	66
1957	73
1958	81
1959	89
1960	89
1961	87
1962	91
1963	89
1964	93
1965	111
1966	108
1967	102
1968	89
1969	84
1970	92
1971	92
1972	104
1973	131
1974	113
1975	140
1976	150
1977	125
1978	136
1979	120
1980	128
1981	131
1982	120
1983	136
1984	116
1985	140
1986	152
1987	201
1988	189
1989	234
1990	188
1991	198
1992	235
1993	476
1994	578
1995	628
1996	623
1997	622
1998	647
1999	712
2000	698
2001	721
2002	714
2003	808
2004	767
2005	832
2006	873
2007	839
2008	857
2009	823
2010	884
2011	944
2012	1,064
2013	1,085
2014	1,189
2015	1,157
2016	1,120
2017	1,189
2018	1,166
2019	1,078
2020	1,039
2021	1,033
2022	952
2023	855
2024	785
2025	677

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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West Virginia 2.5×
Maryland 1.8×
Washington 1.7×
Kentucky 1.7×
Oregon 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,156
Rank in 2025: #291
How rare: 1 in 1,477 boys
Since 1880: 66,880

Most popular in 2017, at 1,189 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 42% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
West Virginia	2.5×	36
Maryland	1.8×	94
Washington	1.7×	131
Kentucky	1.7×	82
Oregon	1.7×	60

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