Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
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See the 146 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 471 |
| 1881 | 328 |
| 1882 | 361 |
| 1883 | 306 |
| 1884 | 358 |
| 1885 | 547 |
| 1886 | 623 |
| 1887 | 473 |
| 1888 | 372 |
| 1889 | 353 |
| 1890 | 585 |
| 1891 | 553 |
| 1892 | 524 |
| 1893 | 490 |
| 1894 | 536 |
| 1895 | 656 |
| 1896 | 594 |
| 1897 | 639 |
| 1898 | 424 |
| 1899 | 377 |
| 1900 | 545 |
| 1901 | 423 |
| 1902 | 440 |
| 1903 | 512 |
| 1904 | 453 |
| 1905 | 476 |
| 1906 | 481 |
| 1907 | 511 |
| 1908 | 512 |
| 1909 | 360 |
| 1910 | 494 |
| 1911 | 296 |
| 1912 | 393 |
| 1913 | 363 |
| 1914 | 386 |
| 1915 | 421 |
| 1916 | 394 |
| 1917 | 430 |
| 1918 | 429 |
| 1919 | 414 |
| 1920 | 367 |
| 1921 | 373 |
| 1922 | 383 |
| 1923 | 348 |
| 1924 | 325 |
| 1925 | 334 |
| 1926 | 300 |
| 1927 | 308 |
| 1928 | 279 |
| 1929 | 275 |
| 1930 | 277 |
| 1931 | 251 |
| 1932 | 260 |
| 1933 | 255 |
| 1934 | 262 |
| 1935 | 277 |
| 1936 | 242 |
| 1937 | 258 |
| 1938 | 257 |
| 1939 | 262 |
| 1940 | 273 |
| 1941 | 304 |
| 1942 | 292 |
| 1943 | 292 |
| 1944 | 286 |
| 1945 | 255 |
| 1946 | 239 |
| 1947 | 247 |
| 1948 | 239 |
| 1949 | 262 |
| 1950 | 262 |
| 1951 | 268 |
| 1952 | 283 |
| 1953 | 279 |
| 1954 | 304 |
| 1955 | 296 |
| 1956 | 290 |
| 1957 | 296 |
| 1958 | 277 |
| 1959 | 276 |
| 1960 | 337 |
| 1961 | 383 |
| 1962 | 373 |
| 1963 | 384 |
| 1964 | 336 |
| 1965 | 333 |
| 1966 | 351 |
| 1967 | 331 |
| 1968 | 330 |
| 1969 | 368 |
| 1970 | 421 |
| 1971 | 374 |
| 1972 | 356 |
| 1973 | 369 |
| 1974 | 392 |
| 1975 | 460 |
| 1976 | 457 |
| 1977 | 441 |
| 1978 | 498 |
| 1979 | 587 |
| 1980 | 621 |
| 1981 | 615 |
| 1982 | 644 |
| 1983 | 865 |
| 1984 | 880 |
| 1985 | 894 |
| 1986 | 806 |
| 1987 | 838 |
| 1988 | 849 |
| 1989 | 840 |
| 1990 | 825 |
| 1991 | 858 |
| 1992 | 958 |
| 1993 | 1,101 |
| 1994 | 1,179 |
| 1995 | 1,684 |
| 1996 | 1,692 |
| 1997 | 1,758 |
| 1998 | 1,577 |
| 1999 | 1,531 |
| 2000 | 1,616 |
| 2001 | 1,505 |
| 2002 | 1,585 |
| 2003 | 1,477 |
| 2004 | 1,418 |
| 2005 | 1,331 |
| 2006 | 1,308 |
| 2007 | 1,238 |
| 2008 | 1,405 |
| 2009 | 1,375 |
| 2010 | 1,322 |
| 2011 | 1,338 |
| 2012 | 1,302 |
| 2013 | 1,279 |
| 2014 | 1,378 |
| 2015 | 1,232 |
| 2016 | 1,239 |
| 2017 | 1,239 |
| 2018 | 1,193 |
| 2019 | 1,105 |
| 2020 | 1,026 |
| 2021 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 958 |
| 2023 | 901 |
| 2024 | 846 |
| 2025 | 910 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New Hampshire 2.7×
- Maine 2.6×
- Wisconsin 2.4×
- West Virginia 2.3×
- Connecticut 2.0×
More like it
More like Grant
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 1,555
- Rank in 2025
- #228
- How rare
- 1 in 1,098 boys
- Since 1880
- 136,462
Most popular in 1997, at 1,758 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 26% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.7× | 32 |
| Maine | 2.6× | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 2.4× | 148 |
| West Virginia | 2.3× | 38 |
| Connecticut | 2.0× | 72 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.