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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 143 recorded years as a table

Brooks, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1882	79
1884	52
1885	102
1886	45
1887	59
1888	50
1889	45
1890	72
1891	59
1892	74
1894	86
1895	85
1896	67
1897	124
1898	65
1899	94
1900	80
1901	150
1902	90
1903	101
1904	86
1905	60
1906	90
1907	109
1908	104
1909	91
1910	67
1911	66
1912	58
1913	99
1914	73
1915	84
1916	67
1917	73
1918	74
1919	62
1920	72
1921	76
1922	70
1923	49
1924	58
1925	47
1926	55
1927	52
1928	53
1929	52
1930	48
1931	53
1932	46
1933	56
1934	51
1935	64
1936	42
1937	59
1938	50
1939	45
1940	53
1941	52
1942	59
1943	46
1944	42
1945	49
1946	39
1947	49
1948	40
1949	47
1950	33
1951	47
1952	41
1953	58
1954	50
1955	50
1956	53
1957	51
1958	41
1959	59
1960	46
1961	64
1962	61
1963	60
1964	52
1965	53
1966	63
1967	64
1968	66
1969	53
1970	80
1971	91
1972	79
1973	86
1974	89
1975	73
1976	78
1977	84
1978	70
1979	111
1980	162
1981	218
1982	232
1983	169
1984	146
1985	159
1986	125
1987	123
1988	99
1989	107
1990	108
1991	105
1992	120
1993	119
1994	134
1995	134
1996	131
1997	134
1998	117
1999	119
2000	126
2001	122
2002	122
2003	136
2004	167
2005	170
2006	200
2007	231
2008	205
2009	281
2010	365
2011	462
2012	448
2013	615
2014	791
2015	862
2016	881
2017	1,045
2018	1,310
2019	1,955
2020	2,242
2021	2,540
2022	2,491
2023	2,621
2024	2,792
2025	2,855

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

North Dakota 3.9×
Wyoming 3.6×
South Dakota 3.2×
Utah 2.9×
Montana 2.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,877
Rank in 2025: #64
How rare: 1 in 350 boys
Since 1880: 57,946

Most popular in 2025, at 2,855 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 231% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
North Dakota	3.9×	109
Wyoming	3.6×	33
South Dakota	3.2×	98
Utah	2.9×	465
Montana	2.9×	85

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