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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

Forest, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	272
1881	179
1882	237
1883	268
1884	288
1885	278
1886	397
1887	276
1888	298
1889	217
1890	333
1891	405
1892	402
1893	525
1894	276
1895	443
1896	418
1897	443
1898	505
1899	358
1900	352
1901	423
1902	481
1903	394
1904	507
1905	423
1906	436
1907	415
1908	324
1909	287
1910	335
1911	376
1912	281
1913	343
1914	348
1915	297
1916	337
1917	309
1918	312
1919	302
1920	274
1921	230
1922	275
1923	246
1924	237
1925	225
1926	212
1927	203
1928	218
1929	206
1930	188
1931	190
1932	148
1933	172
1934	133
1935	124
1936	115
1937	134
1938	99
1939	113
1940	107
1941	115
1942	92
1943	90
1944	102
1945	82
1946	62
1947	90
1948	62
1949	76
1950	64
1951	54
1952	50
1953	57
1954	51
1955	50
1956	44
1957	50
1958	53
1959	43
1960	42
1961	40
1962	43
1963	41
1964	41
1965	47
1966	41
1967	34
1968	45
1969	28
1970	39
1971	49
1972	39
1973	37
1974	55
1975	49
1976	52
1977	52
1978	41
1979	46
1980	58
1981	46
1982	40
1983	40
1984	39
1985	26
1986	43
1987	46
1988	43
1989	46
1990	47
1991	65
1992	83
1993	106
1994	130
1995	108
1996	61
1997	56
1998	58
1999	42
2000	42
2001	30
2002	35
2003	35
2004	28
2005	31
2006	23
2007	33
2008	39
2009	34
2010	43
2011	44
2012	40
2013	55
2014	69
2015	70
2016	94
2017	109
2018	117
2019	135
2020	169
2021	206
2022	215
2023	205
2024	212
2025	201

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 4.1×
Washington 2.7×
Colorado 2.4×
Wisconsin 2.3×
Tennessee 2.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 344
Rank in 2025: #750
How rare: 1 in 4,965 boys
Since 1880: 17,784

Most popular in 1893, at 525 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 186% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Oregon	4.1×	38
Washington	2.7×	53
Colorado	2.4×	39
Wisconsin	2.3×	33
Tennessee	2.0×	44

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