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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1890

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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 129 recorded years as a table

Cedric, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1890	45
1893	80
1895	43
1896	59
1897	71
1899	47
1903	59
1904	62
1905	38
1906	60
1907	48
1908	84
1909	79
1910	26
1911	75
1912	86
1913	86
1914	78
1915	67
1916	44
1917	43
1918	54
1919	51
1920	54
1921	54
1922	39
1923	29
1924	37
1925	30
1926	38
1927	45
1928	32
1929	42
1930	50
1931	42
1932	28
1933	38
1934	40
1935	39
1936	41
1937	52
1938	32
1939	42
1940	39
1941	52
1942	38
1943	42
1944	35
1945	40
1946	40
1947	40
1948	39
1949	54
1950	74
1951	82
1952	80
1953	104
1954	110
1955	123
1956	132
1957	186
1958	191
1959	244
1960	250
1961	301
1962	335
1963	342
1964	372
1965	376
1966	407
1967	411
1968	396
1969	392
1970	473
1971	486
1972	553
1973	567
1974	574
1975	558
1976	549
1977	550
1978	483
1979	480
1980	510
1981	507
1982	538
1983	449
1984	490
1985	456
1986	383
1987	364
1988	335
1989	321
1990	298
1991	296
1992	277
1993	300
1994	284
1995	301
1996	313
1997	304
1998	289
1999	248
2000	261
2001	268
2002	248
2003	215
2004	193
2005	191
2006	202
2007	207
2008	183
2009	171
2010	165
2011	158
2012	159
2013	142
2014	153
2015	136
2016	125
2017	114
2018	119
2019	116
2020	129
2021	119
2022	135
2023	122
2024	142
2025	122

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Ohio 1.4×
North Carolina 1.4×
Georgia 1.3×
Florida 1.1×
Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 209
Rank in 2025: #1,051
How rare: 1 in 8,172 boys
Since 1890: 42,104

Most popular in 1974, at 574 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 10% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Ohio	1.4×	28
North Carolina	1.4×	27
Georgia	1.3×	25
Florida	1.1×	42
Texas	0.9×	61

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