Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 129 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 81 |
| 1883 | 57 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1894 | 60 |
| 1895 | 60 |
| 1896 | 42 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1901 | 47 |
| 1903 | 50 |
| 1904 | 39 |
| 1905 | 68 |
| 1907 | 54 |
| 1910 | 51 |
| 1911 | 53 |
| 1912 | 40 |
| 1913 | 41 |
| 1914 | 41 |
| 1915 | 41 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 34 |
| 1919 | 30 |
| 1920 | 23 |
| 1921 | 38 |
| 1922 | 36 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 26 |
| 1925 | 33 |
| 1926 | 31 |
| 1927 | 28 |
| 1928 | 25 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1930 | 24 |
| 1931 | 24 |
| 1932 | 19 |
| 1933 | 28 |
| 1934 | 23 |
| 1935 | 27 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1939 | 19 |
| 1940 | 17 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1942 | 14 |
| 1943 | 24 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 14 |
| 1946 | 15 |
| 1947 | 13 |
| 1948 | 13 |
| 1949 | 11 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 9 |
| 1953 | 11 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1955 | 14 |
| 1956 | 16 |
| 1957 | 13 |
| 1958 | 11 |
| 1959 | 17 |
| 1960 | 18 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 17 |
| 1965 | 11 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1968 | 22 |
| 1969 | 28 |
| 1970 | 33 |
| 1971 | 30 |
| 1972 | 22 |
| 1973 | 36 |
| 1974 | 49 |
| 1975 | 37 |
| 1976 | 46 |
| 1977 | 35 |
| 1978 | 47 |
| 1979 | 58 |
| 1980 | 55 |
| 1981 | 57 |
| 1982 | 49 |
| 1983 | 54 |
| 1984 | 50 |
| 1985 | 54 |
| 1986 | 66 |
| 1987 | 78 |
| 1988 | 85 |
| 1989 | 88 |
| 1990 | 81 |
| 1991 | 98 |
| 1992 | 147 |
| 1993 | 172 |
| 1994 | 156 |
| 1995 | 210 |
| 1996 | 207 |
| 1997 | 215 |
| 1998 | 196 |
| 1999 | 184 |
| 2000 | 185 |
| 2001 | 173 |
| 2002 | 164 |
| 2003 | 144 |
| 2004 | 136 |
| 2005 | 139 |
| 2006 | 127 |
| 2007 | 138 |
| 2008 | 139 |
| 2009 | 283 |
| 2010 | 354 |
| 2011 | 299 |
| 2012 | 250 |
| 2013 | 236 |
| 2014 | 233 |
| 2015 | 257 |
| 2016 | 279 |
| 2017 | 300 |
| 2018 | 255 |
| 2019 | 229 |
| 2020 | 214 |
| 2021 | 195 |
| 2022 | 148 |
| 2023 | 128 |
| 2024 | 110 |
| 2025 | 114 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Louisiana 4.6×
- Minnesota 3.9×
- Tennessee 2.3×
- Georgia 1.6×
- North Carolina 1.5×
More like it
More like Cullen
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 194
- Rank in 2025
- #1,108
- How rare
- 1 in 8,804 boys
- Since 1880
- 16,591
Most popular in 2010, at 354 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 56% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 4.6× | 32 |
| Minnesota | 3.9× | 33 |
| Tennessee | 2.3× | 29 |
| Georgia | 1.6× | 28 |
| North Carolina | 1.5× | 27 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.