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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

Josh, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	281
1881	218
1882	123
1883	258
1884	236
1885	213
1886	262
1887	148
1888	199
1889	199
1890	216
1891	188
1892	180
1893	142
1894	155
1895	230
1896	192
1897	186
1898	179
1899	160
1900	166
1901	169
1902	139
1903	176
1904	140
1905	128
1906	98
1907	129
1908	168
1909	128
1910	118
1911	133
1912	91
1913	72
1914	60
1915	47
1916	62
1917	45
1918	48
1919	42
1920	42
1921	33
1922	46
1923	45
1924	41
1925	40
1926	41
1927	36
1928	40
1929	33
1930	26
1931	29
1932	38
1933	30
1934	38
1935	33
1936	42
1937	36
1938	30
1939	29
1940	27
1941	25
1942	22
1943	18
1944	26
1945	25
1946	26
1947	22
1948	26
1949	26
1950	22
1951	22
1952	28
1953	29
1954	25
1955	24
1956	25
1957	25
1958	33
1959	60
1960	60
1961	62
1962	49
1963	57
1964	48
1965	56
1966	57
1967	60
1968	78
1969	108
1970	133
1971	184
1972	220
1973	257
1974	314
1975	292
1976	247
1977	233
1978	263
1979	308
1980	258
1981	194
1982	164
1983	167
1984	144
1985	134
1986	119
1987	125
1988	125
1989	106
1990	103
1991	90
1992	91
1993	95
1994	87
1995	96
1996	88
1997	100
1998	87
1999	101
2000	99
2001	127
2002	141
2003	138
2004	155
2005	133
2006	147
2007	152
2008	133
2009	103
2010	93
2011	95
2012	88
2013	80
2014	86
2015	64
2016	57
2017	70
2018	62
2019	57
2020	54
2021	57
2022	54
2023	52
2024	55
2025	56

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New Jersey 4.3×
Florida 3.0×
New York 1.8×
California 0.9×
Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 96
Rank in 2025: #1,699
How rare: 1 in 17,792 boys
Since 1880: 17,288

Most popular in 1974, at 314 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
New Jersey	4.3×	28
Florida	3.0×	47
New York	1.8×	25
California	0.9×	27
Texas	0.9×	25

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