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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

Forrest, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	326
1881	278
1882	334
1883	239
1884	315
1885	334
1886	505
1887	335
1888	513
1889	588
1890	504
1891	583
1892	426
1893	659
1894	458
1895	750
1896	728
1897	718
1898	652
1899	781
1900	439
1901	686
1902	742
1903	637
1904	695
1905	567
1906	638
1907	783
1908	680
1909	762
1910	530
1911	673
1912	716
1913	771
1914	765
1915	758
1916	733
1917	716
1918	747
1919	700
1920	744
1921	709
1922	709
1923	692
1924	614
1925	581
1926	612
1927	541
1928	516
1929	560
1930	485
1931	455
1932	477
1933	458
1934	399
1935	405
1936	379
1937	394
1938	363
1939	374
1940	351
1941	347
1942	298
1943	315
1944	343
1945	328
1946	304
1947	280
1948	246
1949	259
1950	256
1951	266
1952	267
1953	241
1954	247
1955	245
1956	208
1957	213
1958	195
1959	204
1960	188
1961	202
1962	218
1963	198
1964	192
1965	187
1966	168
1967	173
1968	170
1969	155
1970	167
1971	179
1972	168
1973	142
1974	178
1975	177
1976	178
1977	192
1978	193
1979	184
1980	187
1981	174
1982	198
1983	175
1984	160
1985	168
1986	180
1987	202
1988	211
1989	230
1990	264
1991	307
1992	417
1993	483
1994	695
1995	451
1996	228
1997	196
1998	155
1999	136
2000	128
2001	107
2002	100
2003	99
2004	80
2005	76
2006	72
2007	68
2008	63
2009	84
2010	84
2011	85
2012	81
2013	136
2014	176
2015	204
2016	223
2017	249
2018	266
2019	325
2020	371
2021	426
2022	455
2023	436
2024	461
2025	498

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Maine 5.0×
Iowa 2.4×
Oregon 2.4×
Colorado 2.2×
Kentucky 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 850
Rank in 2025: #374
How rare: 1 in 2,009 boys
Since 1880: 53,639

Most popular in 1907, at 783 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 144% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Maine	5.0×	26
Iowa	2.4×	45
Oregon	2.4×	49
Colorado	2.2×	80
Kentucky	2.1×	58

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