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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

Jesse, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	5,150
1881	5,321
1882	5,805
1883	5,582
1884	5,855
1885	5,158
1886	5,542
1887	5,926
1888	5,271
1889	5,209
1890	5,188
1891	5,129
1892	4,933
1893	4,817
1894	4,898
1895	4,915
1896	4,901
1897	4,692
1898	3,880
1899	3,983
1900	3,562
1901	3,860
1902	3,563
1903	3,254
1904	3,458
1905	3,348
1906	3,274
1907	3,174
1908	3,123
1909	3,153
1910	3,038
1911	2,638
1912	2,572
1913	2,368
1914	2,225
1915	2,488
1916	2,505
1917	2,377
1918	2,401
1919	2,404
1920	2,274
1921	2,257
1922	2,201
1923	2,178
1924	2,023
1925	2,126
1926	2,069
1927	2,057
1928	1,960
1929	1,887
1930	1,854
1931	1,823
1932	1,784
1933	1,819
1934	1,795
1935	1,791
1936	1,761
1937	1,749
1938	1,724
1939	1,816
1940	1,902
1941	1,778
1942	1,735
1943	1,700
1944	1,695
1945	1,624
1946	1,520
1947	1,504
1948	1,542
1949	1,524
1950	1,456
1951	1,418
1952	1,400
1953	1,429
1954	1,354
1955	1,353
1956	1,241
1957	1,269
1958	1,173
1959	1,143
1960	1,113
1961	1,086
1962	1,099
1963	1,097
1964	1,097
1965	1,189
1966	1,299
1967	1,254
1968	1,235
1969	1,329
1970	1,490
1971	1,697
1972	1,989
1973	2,208
1974	2,611
1975	2,840
1976	3,378
1977	3,544
1978	3,720
1979	3,880
1980	4,694
1981	5,830
1982	5,238
1983	4,725
1984	4,214
1985	4,448
1986	4,639
1987	4,275
1988	4,134
1989	4,424
1990	4,370
1991	4,141
1992	4,287
1993	4,213
1994	4,494
1995	3,937
1996	3,735
1997	3,140
1998	2,848
1999	2,606
2000	2,284
2001	2,173
2002	2,282
2003	2,332
2004	2,399
2005	2,376
2006	2,126
2007	1,990
2008	1,938
2009	1,859
2010	1,710
2011	1,565
2012	1,430
2013	1,359
2014	1,285
2015	1,230
2016	1,217
2017	1,138
2018	1,182
2019	1,103
2020	1,093
2021	1,091
2022	1,133
2023	1,069
2024	1,159
2025	1,172

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Montana 2.8×
South Dakota 2.1×
Utah 1.8×
New Mexico 1.8×
Idaho 1.7×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,002
Rank in 2025: #184
How rare: 1 in 853 boys
Since 1880: 432,428

Most popular in 1887, at 5,926 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 5% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Montana	2.8×	34
South Dakota	2.1×	27
Utah	1.8×	119
New Mexico	1.8×	39
Idaho	1.7×	48

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