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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

Jack, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	1,846
1881	1,956
1882	2,384
1883	2,313
1884	2,394
1885	2,737
1886	2,699
1887	2,475
1888	2,722
1889	2,912
1890	3,315
1891	2,866
1892	3,286
1893	3,606
1894	3,809
1895	4,080
1896	4,508
1897	4,408
1898	5,160
1899	5,480
1900	6,998
1901	6,058
1902	6,057
1903	6,970
1904	7,087
1905	6,855
1906	6,609
1907	6,940
1908	7,037
1909	7,012
1910	8,115
1911	7,382
1912	6,675
1913	6,903
1914	6,850
1915	6,775
1916	6,922
1917	7,429
1918	8,230
1919	8,431
1920	9,019
1921	9,766
1922	9,968
1923	10,209
1924	10,524
1925	10,763
1926	10,981
1927	11,360
1928	11,280
1929	11,312
1930	11,327
1931	11,050
1932	10,263
1933	9,922
1934	9,670
1935	9,063
1936	8,539
1937	7,682
1938	7,343
1939	6,601
1940	6,080
1941	5,658
1942	5,332
1943	5,183
1944	5,322
1945	5,095
1946	4,804
1947	4,650
1948	4,338
1949	4,018
1950	3,821
1951	3,720
1952	3,569
1953	3,316
1954	3,176
1955	3,010
1956	2,861
1957	2,792
1958	2,498
1959	2,349
1960	2,306
1961	2,184
1962	2,016
1963	1,878
1964	1,911
1965	1,720
1966	1,662
1967	1,595
1968	1,549
1969	1,457
1970	1,380
1971	1,337
1972	1,171
1973	1,187
1974	1,048
1975	1,116
1976	1,059
1977	1,018
1978	962
1979	919
1980	912
1981	902
1982	893
1983	851
1984	822
1985	824
1986	826
1987	887
1988	865
1989	858
1990	895
1991	965
1992	1,036
1993	1,236
1994	1,439
1995	1,811
1996	2,241
1997	2,644
1998	3,336
1999	3,846
2000	4,137
2001	4,194
2002	4,636
2003	4,717
2004	4,826
2005	5,460
2006	5,273
2007	5,142
2008	4,851
2009	4,552
2010	4,441
2011	4,310
2012	4,186
2013	4,534
2014	4,557
2015	4,442
2016	4,442
2017	4,580
2018	4,897
2019	5,241
2020	5,182
2021	5,469
2022	5,118
2023	5,095
2024	4,917
2025	5,122

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Vermont 3.3×
New Hampshire 3.1×
Wyoming 2.7×
Maine 2.3×
Massachusetts 2.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8,748
Rank in 2025: #15
How rare: 1 in 195 boys
Since 1880: 756,943

Most popular in 1927, at 11,360 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 15% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Vermont	3.3×	60
New Hampshire	3.1×	205
Wyoming	2.7×	45
Maine	2.3×	131
Massachusetts	2.2×	915

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