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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

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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 128 recorded years as a table

Benson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1887	89
1888	41
1889	81
1892	49
1895	51
1897	44
1898	41
1903	50
1904	55
1905	38
1908	58
1909	43
1910	26
1911	31
1912	49
1913	29
1914	37
1915	46
1916	76
1917	51
1918	31
1919	29
1920	40
1921	35
1922	40
1923	33
1924	38
1925	40
1926	32
1927	31
1928	32
1929	39
1930	27
1931	38
1932	26
1933	17
1934	28
1935	28
1936	28
1937	35
1938	27
1939	21
1940	20
1941	28
1942	32
1943	27
1944	27
1945	25
1946	22
1947	24
1948	30
1949	26
1950	22
1951	22
1952	26
1953	23
1954	25
1955	19
1956	23
1957	28
1958	22
1959	18
1960	12
1961	21
1962	21
1963	23
1964	22
1965	16
1966	22
1967	29
1968	26
1969	36
1970	26
1971	24
1972	28
1973	33
1974	27
1975	26
1976	23
1977	40
1978	36
1979	46
1980	35
1981	30
1982	29
1983	26
1984	29
1985	32
1986	33
1987	20
1988	30
1989	28
1990	37
1991	29
1992	32
1993	37
1994	37
1995	32
1996	34
1997	27
1998	31
1999	34
2000	39
2001	39
2002	53
2003	52
2004	65
2005	67
2006	78
2007	84
2008	84
2009	97
2010	136
2011	165
2012	228
2013	236
2014	275
2015	329
2016	384
2017	338
2018	342
2019	315
2020	298
2021	274
2022	245
2023	265
2024	423
2025	711

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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South Dakota 6.3×
Utah 4.6×
Nebraska 3.7×
Iowa 3.0×
Wisconsin 2.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,214
Rank in 2025: #279
How rare: 1 in 1,406 boys
Since 1887: 14,312

Most popular in 2025, at 711 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 116% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
South Dakota	6.3×	33
Utah	4.6×	124
Nebraska	3.7×	45
Iowa	3.0×	58
Wisconsin	2.9×	95

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