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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

Clark, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	443
1881	655
1882	475
1883	430
1884	481
1885	417
1886	442
1887	532
1888	372
1889	461
1890	459
1891	356
1892	500
1893	445
1894	432
1895	451
1896	485
1897	514
1898	342
1899	433
1900	498
1901	488
1902	253
1903	411
1904	359
1905	363
1906	398
1907	293
1908	350
1909	311
1910	366
1911	301
1912	435
1913	373
1914	370
1915	341
1916	377
1917	373
1918	323
1919	334
1920	289
1921	324
1922	300
1923	299
1924	250
1925	244
1926	238
1927	260
1928	217
1929	226
1930	232
1931	234
1932	322
1933	373
1934	415
1935	361
1936	421
1937	406
1938	440
1939	358
1940	368
1941	371
1942	390
1943	352
1944	321
1945	315
1946	322
1947	326
1948	314
1949	335
1950	349
1951	337
1952	328
1953	328
1954	352
1955	351
1956	335
1957	296
1958	316
1959	296
1960	285
1961	414
1962	386
1963	359
1964	335
1965	335
1966	296
1967	269
1968	245
1969	230
1970	205
1971	183
1972	168
1973	146
1974	125
1975	143
1976	126
1977	156
1978	130
1979	141
1980	146
1981	145
1982	168
1983	180
1984	167
1985	154
1986	173
1987	161
1988	167
1989	170
1990	167
1991	150
1992	138
1993	135
1994	139
1995	150
1996	138
1997	130
1998	116
1999	118
2000	111
2001	103
2002	109
2003	111
2004	132
2005	123
2006	157
2007	186
2008	167
2009	169
2010	175
2011	203
2012	249
2013	326
2014	424
2015	453
2016	457
2017	465
2018	471
2019	449
2020	459
2021	454
2022	418
2023	414
2024	421
2025	490

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Idaho 3.4×
Utah 2.5×
Oregon 2.5×
Iowa 1.9×
Colorado 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 837
Rank in 2025: #377
How rare: 1 in 2,040 boys
Since 1880: 50,851

Most popular in 1881, at 655 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 8% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Idaho	3.4×	37
Utah	2.5×	64
Oregon	2.5×	49
Iowa	1.9×	34
Colorado	1.7×	60

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