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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 142 recorded years as a table

Dexter, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1881	99
1882	97
1883	57
1884	96
1885	46
1887	89
1888	83
1889	63
1890	63
1891	79
1892	49
1893	107
1894	69
1895	68
1896	42
1897	53
1898	41
1901	85
1902	73
1903	50
1905	91
1906	83
1907	109
1908	58
1909	91
1910	62
1911	71
1912	67
1913	84
1914	66
1915	82
1916	78
1917	71
1918	75
1919	89
1920	83
1921	73
1922	95
1923	77
1924	45
1925	82
1926	86
1927	70
1928	83
1929	86
1930	81
1931	64
1932	86
1933	74
1934	74
1935	71
1936	65
1937	81
1938	91
1939	88
1940	94
1941	131
1942	101
1943	112
1944	105
1945	103
1946	95
1947	84
1948	87
1949	81
1950	108
1951	126
1952	139
1953	147
1954	160
1955	200
1956	190
1957	226
1958	219
1959	189
1960	204
1961	199
1962	219
1963	209
1964	215
1965	273
1966	241
1967	250
1968	437
1969	339
1970	376
1971	310
1972	298
1973	251
1974	233
1975	191
1976	175
1977	169
1978	169
1979	146
1980	147
1981	142
1982	122
1983	123
1984	186
1985	222
1986	319
1987	356
1988	336
1989	344
1990	298
1991	274
1992	226
1993	228
1994	184
1995	176
1996	162
1997	155
1998	155
1999	110
2000	114
2001	118
2002	106
2003	102
2004	114
2005	106
2006	102
2007	124
2008	161
2009	245
2010	309
2011	396
2012	444
2013	414
2014	410
2015	394
2016	370
2017	371
2018	338
2019	356
2020	291
2021	317
2022	219
2023	222
2024	211
2025	230

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Oregon 2.6×
Michigan 2.1×
Indiana 1.8×
Wisconsin 1.7×
Virginia 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 393
Rank in 2025: #692
How rare: 1 in 4,346 boys
Since 1880: 36,582

Most popular in 2012, at 444 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 42% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Oregon	2.6×	26
Michigan	2.1×	55
Indiana	1.8×	39
Wisconsin	1.7×	26
Virginia	1.6×	39

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