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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

Jefferson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	389
1881	308
1882	299
1883	306
1884	341
1885	353
1886	307
1887	316
1888	273
1889	353
1890	351
1891	395
1892	328
1893	223
1894	259
1895	239
1896	192
1897	151
1898	310
1899	104
1900	159
1901	254
1902	196
1903	168
1904	164
1905	166
1906	188
1907	218
1908	162
1909	146
1910	129
1911	208
1912	149
1913	179
1914	160
1915	177
1916	122
1917	164
1918	147
1919	149
1920	145
1921	147
1922	147
1923	145
1924	156
1925	128
1926	128
1927	114
1928	98
1929	87
1930	91
1931	104
1932	114
1933	87
1934	102
1935	97
1936	65
1937	68
1938	55
1939	80
1940	88
1941	85
1942	73
1943	69
1944	87
1945	78
1946	74
1947	75
1948	70
1949	75
1950	82
1951	86
1952	79
1953	79
1954	87
1955	95
1956	76
1957	74
1958	90
1959	110
1960	81
1961	105
1962	103
1963	87
1964	103
1965	92
1966	104
1967	119
1968	123
1969	138
1970	149
1971	150
1972	144
1973	183
1974	149
1975	113
1976	124
1977	98
1978	100
1979	102
1980	99
1981	102
1982	87
1983	78
1984	88
1985	92
1986	83
1987	78
1988	89
1989	93
1990	101
1991	111
1992	105
1993	136
1994	116
1995	127
1996	125
1997	125
1998	119
1999	149
2000	124
2001	116
2002	131
2003	126
2004	156
2005	174
2006	175
2007	201
2008	205
2009	224
2010	189
2011	172
2012	208
2013	219
2014	229
2015	197
2016	228
2017	191
2018	200
2019	182
2020	207
2021	204
2022	190
2023	198
2024	218
2025	174

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Maryland 2.8×
Virginia 2.2×
Georgia 1.7×
New Jersey 1.7×
Florida 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 298
Rank in 2025: #829
How rare: 1 in 5,731 boys
Since 1880: 24,440

Most popular in 1891, at 395 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 12% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Maryland	2.8×	38
Virginia	2.2×	48
Georgia	1.7×	52
New Jersey	1.7×	41
Florida	1.6×	89

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