Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1892
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 116 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 49 |
| 1895 | 51 |
| 1911 | 35 |
| 1912 | 14 |
| 1913 | 31 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 13 |
| 1920 | 20 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1922 | 16 |
| 1923 | 17 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 13 |
| 1926 | 18 |
| 1927 | 12 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 8 |
| 1930 | 13 |
| 1931 | 14 |
| 1932 | 13 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1936 | 11 |
| 1937 | 8 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1939 | 10 |
| 1940 | 4 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1946 | 8 |
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 3 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 4 |
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 3 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1972 | 12 |
| 1973 | 23 |
| 1974 | 33 |
| 1975 | 30 |
| 1976 | 33 |
| 1977 | 43 |
| 1978 | 42 |
| 1979 | 58 |
| 1980 | 93 |
| 1981 | 90 |
| 1982 | 94 |
| 1983 | 129 |
| 1984 | 152 |
| 1985 | 206 |
| 1986 | 327 |
| 1987 | 375 |
| 1988 | 411 |
| 1989 | 513 |
| 1990 | 819 |
| 1991 | 1,799 |
| 1992 | 2,534 |
| 1993 | 2,183 |
| 1994 | 1,829 |
| 1995 | 1,594 |
| 1996 | 1,597 |
| 1997 | 1,531 |
| 1998 | 1,485 |
| 1999 | 1,397 |
| 2000 | 1,152 |
| 2001 | 1,102 |
| 2002 | 951 |
| 2003 | 1,018 |
| 2004 | 983 |
| 2005 | 950 |
| 2006 | 783 |
| 2007 | 746 |
| 2008 | 641 |
| 2009 | 570 |
| 2010 | 550 |
| 2011 | 462 |
| 2012 | 460 |
| 2013 | 420 |
| 2014 | 410 |
| 2015 | 358 |
| 2016 | 353 |
| 2017 | 293 |
| 2018 | 255 |
| 2019 | 235 |
| 2020 | 227 |
| 2021 | 230 |
| 2022 | 206 |
| 2023 | 196 |
| 2024 | 163 |
| 2025 | 148 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Tennessee 1.4×
- Pennsylvania 1.3×
- North Carolina 1.2×
- Illinois 1.1×
- Florida 1.1×
More like it
More like Dillon
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 253
- Rank in 2025
- #929
- How rare
- 1 in 6,751 boys
- Since 1892
- 65,225
Most popular in 1992, at 2,534 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 59% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1.4× | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.3× | 34 |
| North Carolina | 1.2× | 30 |
| Illinois | 1.1× | 29 |
| Florida | 1.1× | 53 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.