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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 145 recorded years as a table

Duncan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	109
1881	119
1882	106
1883	172
1884	87
1885	130
1886	108
1887	177
1888	124
1889	145
1890	81
1891	99
1892	156
1893	89
1894	86
1895	119
1896	117
1897	71
1898	106
1899	94
1900	113
1901	66
1902	90
1903	134
1904	125
1905	91
1906	83
1907	82
1908	91
1910	72
1911	111
1912	107
1913	92
1914	81
1915	82
1916	74
1917	73
1918	80
1919	73
1920	81
1921	68
1922	75
1923	66
1924	68
1925	77
1926	65
1927	51
1928	80
1929	66
1930	61
1931	62
1932	63
1933	62
1934	51
1935	64
1936	66
1937	67
1938	62
1939	61
1940	75
1941	82
1942	85
1943	74
1944	75
1945	85
1946	74
1947	86
1948	76
1949	79
1950	74
1951	73
1952	73
1953	76
1954	77
1955	70
1956	84
1957	96
1958	132
1959	119
1960	82
1961	68
1962	69
1963	129
1964	77
1965	68
1966	59
1967	48
1968	56
1969	54
1970	72
1971	54
1972	52
1973	78
1974	54
1975	54
1976	53
1977	46
1978	52
1979	49
1980	55
1981	47
1982	52
1983	74
1984	76
1985	89
1986	88
1987	87
1988	89
1989	104
1990	93
1991	116
1992	130
1993	166
1994	201
1995	240
1996	267
1997	342
1998	335
1999	300
2000	270
2001	257
2002	243
2003	213
2004	203
2005	180
2006	171
2007	139
2008	159
2009	160
2010	171
2011	145
2012	139
2013	139
2014	149
2015	153
2016	151
2017	136
2018	129
2019	114
2020	126
2021	123
2022	145
2023	143
2024	113
2025	111

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Illinois 1.7×
Ohio 1.5×
New York 1.1×
California 0.7×
Texas 0.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 190
Rank in 2025: #1,123
How rare: 1 in 8,989 boys
Since 1880: 21,219

Most popular in 1997, at 342 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 27% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Illinois	1.7×	31
Ohio	1.5×	29
New York	1.1×	34
California	0.7×	46
Texas	0.7×	43

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