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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

Hugo, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	217
1881	357
1882	167
1883	363
1884	149
1885	315
1886	172
1887	296
1888	223
1889	298
1890	387
1891	267
1892	303
1893	321
1894	276
1895	332
1896	259
1897	204
1898	204
1899	169
1900	153
1901	282
1902	212
1903	159
1904	203
1905	121
1906	203
1907	157
1908	201
1909	183
1910	201
1911	261
1912	249
1913	228
1914	258
1915	230
1916	225
1917	198
1918	182
1919	162
1920	151
1921	182
1922	128
1923	138
1924	140
1925	141
1926	143
1927	117
1928	119
1929	141
1930	130
1931	94
1932	93
1933	76
1934	64
1935	72
1936	69
1937	72
1938	51
1939	47
1940	35
1941	39
1942	35
1943	46
1944	34
1945	47
1946	36
1947	30
1948	26
1949	32
1950	33
1951	38
1952	42
1953	37
1954	39
1955	38
1956	35
1957	42
1958	42
1959	46
1960	45
1961	45
1962	58
1963	53
1964	52
1965	66
1966	69
1967	68
1968	90
1969	87
1970	87
1971	115
1972	108
1973	139
1974	160
1975	154
1976	154
1977	155
1978	134
1979	177
1980	190
1981	238
1982	193
1983	163
1984	165
1985	186
1986	200
1987	198
1988	220
1989	262
1990	269
1991	280
1992	307
1993	299
1994	284
1995	277
1996	274
1997	281
1998	298
1999	311
2000	325
2001	328
2002	368
2003	368
2004	382
2005	399
2006	395
2007	357
2008	382
2009	364
2010	321
2011	325
2012	337
2013	347
2014	362
2015	369
2016	382
2017	405
2018	404
2019	361
2020	411
2021	408
2022	458
2023	451
2024	464
2025	490

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Washington 2.1×
Oregon 1.7×
California 1.7×
Colorado 1.6×
Minnesota 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 837
Rank in 2025: #377
How rare: 1 in 2,040 boys
Since 1880: 37,482

Most popular in 2025, at 490 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 33% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Washington	2.1×	95
Oregon	1.7×	36
California	1.7×	430
Colorado	1.6×	59
Minnesota	1.6×	55

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