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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

Fletcher, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	226
1881	338
1882	185
1883	258
1884	236
1885	223
1886	343
1887	207
1888	298
1889	289
1890	207
1891	277
1892	369
1893	285
1894	233
1895	324
1896	259
1897	319
1898	269
1899	320
1900	352
1901	310
1902	302
1903	277
1904	273
1905	265
1906	218
1907	300
1908	253
1909	226
1910	278
1911	226
1912	207
1913	162
1914	162
1915	164
1916	167
1917	166
1918	160
1919	142
1920	116
1921	150
1922	133
1923	126
1924	137
1925	129
1926	132
1927	120
1928	117
1929	115
1930	109
1931	96
1932	110
1933	129
1934	113
1935	100
1936	90
1937	100
1938	95
1939	92
1940	79
1941	78
1942	80
1943	71
1944	77
1945	68
1946	65
1947	54
1948	75
1949	69
1950	67
1951	60
1952	53
1953	51
1954	47
1955	52
1956	35
1957	43
1958	40
1959	35
1960	35
1961	43
1962	35
1963	37
1964	43
1965	42
1966	38
1967	41
1968	36
1969	36
1970	40
1971	39
1972	26
1973	25
1974	32
1975	35
1976	36
1977	33
1978	31
1979	31
1980	33
1981	25
1982	29
1983	25
1984	40
1985	49
1986	53
1987	47
1988	39
1989	43
1990	32
1991	37
1992	36
1993	46
1994	49
1995	44
1996	50
1997	45
1998	53
1999	64
2000	68
2001	67
2002	80
2003	81
2004	88
2005	80
2006	85
2007	97
2008	96
2009	111
2010	124
2011	122
2012	150
2013	152
2014	178
2015	202
2016	212
2017	222
2018	245
2019	242
2020	234
2021	237
2022	232
2023	257
2024	305
2025	321

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Arkansas 5.0×
Indiana 3.2×
Iowa 3.2×
Wisconsin 2.7×
Missouri 2.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 549
Rank in 2025: #545
How rare: 1 in 3,111 boys
Since 1880: 17,419

Most popular in 1892, at 369 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 59% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arkansas	5.0×	56
Indiana	3.2×	89
Iowa	3.2×	38
Wisconsin	2.7×	56
Missouri	2.7×	65

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