Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1881
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 144 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 119 |
| 1883 | 105 |
| 1884 | 114 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 135 |
| 1887 | 128 |
| 1888 | 124 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 72 |
| 1891 | 128 |
| 1892 | 147 |
| 1893 | 116 |
| 1894 | 138 |
| 1895 | 77 |
| 1896 | 109 |
| 1897 | 142 |
| 1898 | 114 |
| 1899 | 132 |
| 1900 | 206 |
| 1901 | 122 |
| 1902 | 90 |
| 1903 | 193 |
| 1904 | 195 |
| 1905 | 121 |
| 1906 | 113 |
| 1907 | 123 |
| 1908 | 162 |
| 1909 | 134 |
| 1910 | 134 |
| 1911 | 115 |
| 1912 | 105 |
| 1913 | 72 |
| 1914 | 141 |
| 1915 | 92 |
| 1916 | 93 |
| 1917 | 98 |
| 1918 | 94 |
| 1919 | 109 |
| 1920 | 92 |
| 1921 | 75 |
| 1922 | 85 |
| 1923 | 76 |
| 1924 | 99 |
| 1925 | 80 |
| 1926 | 80 |
| 1927 | 75 |
| 1928 | 70 |
| 1929 | 66 |
| 1930 | 56 |
| 1931 | 75 |
| 1932 | 65 |
| 1933 | 78 |
| 1934 | 94 |
| 1935 | 97 |
| 1936 | 94 |
| 1937 | 93 |
| 1938 | 96 |
| 1939 | 70 |
| 1940 | 76 |
| 1941 | 89 |
| 1942 | 81 |
| 1943 | 91 |
| 1944 | 90 |
| 1945 | 92 |
| 1946 | 92 |
| 1947 | 97 |
| 1948 | 85 |
| 1949 | 100 |
| 1950 | 95 |
| 1951 | 91 |
| 1952 | 80 |
| 1953 | 82 |
| 1954 | 94 |
| 1955 | 72 |
| 1956 | 83 |
| 1957 | 64 |
| 1958 | 78 |
| 1959 | 62 |
| 1960 | 65 |
| 1961 | 62 |
| 1962 | 63 |
| 1963 | 78 |
| 1964 | 66 |
| 1965 | 61 |
| 1966 | 71 |
| 1967 | 80 |
| 1968 | 71 |
| 1969 | 84 |
| 1970 | 84 |
| 1971 | 108 |
| 1972 | 101 |
| 1973 | 84 |
| 1974 | 90 |
| 1975 | 104 |
| 1976 | 101 |
| 1977 | 74 |
| 1978 | 43 |
| 1979 | 37 |
| 1980 | 52 |
| 1981 | 48 |
| 1982 | 66 |
| 1983 | 65 |
| 1984 | 76 |
| 1985 | 95 |
| 1986 | 99 |
| 1987 | 114 |
| 1988 | 138 |
| 1989 | 147 |
| 1990 | 163 |
| 1991 | 194 |
| 1992 | 244 |
| 1993 | 280 |
| 1994 | 282 |
| 1995 | 483 |
| 1996 | 642 |
| 1997 | 817 |
| 1998 | 942 |
| 1999 | 1,012 |
| 2000 | 1,298 |
| 2001 | 1,768 |
| 2002 | 1,792 |
| 2003 | 2,112 |
| 2004 | 2,523 |
| 2005 | 2,953 |
| 2006 | 3,130 |
| 2007 | 2,940 |
| 2008 | 3,465 |
| 2009 | 4,120 |
| 2010 | 4,255 |
| 2011 | 4,532 |
| 2012 | 4,889 |
| 2013 | 5,070 |
| 2014 | 5,566 |
| 2015 | 5,642 |
| 2016 | 5,385 |
| 2017 | 5,312 |
| 2018 | 5,168 |
| 2019 | 4,839 |
| 2020 | 4,390 |
| 2021 | 4,118 |
| 2022 | 3,643 |
| 2023 | 3,436 |
| 2024 | 3,650 |
| 2025 | 3,527 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Wyoming 3.4×
- Delaware 2.8×
- Vermont 2.7×
- New Hampshire 2.5×
- Maine 2.4×
More like it
More like Carter
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 6,024
- Rank in 2025
- #45
- How rare
- 1 in 283 boys
- Since 1881
- 206,833
Most popular in 2015, at 5,642 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 37% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 3.4× | 40 |
| Delaware | 2.8× | 87 |
| Vermont | 2.7× | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 2.5× | 117 |
| Maine | 2.4× | 94 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.