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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1957

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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 69 recorded years as a table

Karim, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1957	3
1958	5
1959	4
1960	4
1961	3
1962	6
1963	8
1964	5
1965	11
1966	10
1967	6
1968	7
1969	11
1970	12
1971	20
1972	28
1973	30
1974	25
1975	47
1976	59
1977	59
1978	58
1979	44
1980	43
1981	39
1982	31
1983	35
1984	37
1985	31
1986	27
1987	32
1988	38
1989	38
1990	38
1991	35
1992	37
1993	42
1994	35
1995	38
1996	42
1997	61
1998	51
1999	48
2000	47
2001	59
2002	63
2003	65
2004	66
2005	60
2006	64
2007	57
2008	64
2009	77
2010	80
2011	74
2012	82
2013	86
2014	94
2015	93
2016	124
2017	104
2018	99
2019	107
2020	123
2021	111
2022	188
2023	220
2024	177
2025	116

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Arizona 2.6×
California 2.0×
Illinois 1.7×
Texas 1.6×
Florida 1.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 198
Rank in 2025: #1,084
How rare: 1 in 8,626 boys
Since 1957: 6,886

Most popular in 2023, at 220 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 24% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	2.6×	43
California	2.0×	179
Illinois	1.7×	44
Texas	1.6×	146
Florida	1.3×	63

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