Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 244 |
| 1881 | 199 |
| 1882 | 229 |
| 1883 | 210 |
| 1884 | 218 |
| 1885 | 232 |
| 1886 | 208 |
| 1887 | 128 |
| 1888 | 223 |
| 1889 | 190 |
| 1890 | 189 |
| 1891 | 128 |
| 1892 | 213 |
| 1893 | 205 |
| 1894 | 173 |
| 1895 | 204 |
| 1896 | 201 |
| 1897 | 284 |
| 1898 | 220 |
| 1899 | 217 |
| 1900 | 219 |
| 1901 | 141 |
| 1902 | 236 |
| 1903 | 159 |
| 1904 | 187 |
| 1905 | 181 |
| 1906 | 210 |
| 1907 | 252 |
| 1908 | 240 |
| 1909 | 189 |
| 1910 | 242 |
| 1911 | 142 |
| 1912 | 167 |
| 1913 | 113 |
| 1914 | 113 |
| 1915 | 131 |
| 1916 | 115 |
| 1917 | 97 |
| 1918 | 88 |
| 1919 | 122 |
| 1920 | 101 |
| 1921 | 90 |
| 1922 | 105 |
| 1923 | 91 |
| 1924 | 96 |
| 1925 | 85 |
| 1926 | 102 |
| 1927 | 75 |
| 1928 | 73 |
| 1929 | 87 |
| 1930 | 82 |
| 1931 | 70 |
| 1932 | 64 |
| 1933 | 80 |
| 1934 | 88 |
| 1935 | 64 |
| 1936 | 68 |
| 1937 | 80 |
| 1938 | 82 |
| 1939 | 79 |
| 1940 | 65 |
| 1941 | 57 |
| 1942 | 76 |
| 1943 | 60 |
| 1944 | 60 |
| 1945 | 59 |
| 1946 | 48 |
| 1947 | 43 |
| 1948 | 48 |
| 1949 | 45 |
| 1950 | 50 |
| 1951 | 43 |
| 1952 | 48 |
| 1953 | 32 |
| 1954 | 38 |
| 1955 | 33 |
| 1956 | 28 |
| 1957 | 30 |
| 1958 | 25 |
| 1959 | 28 |
| 1960 | 25 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 29 |
| 1963 | 21 |
| 1964 | 39 |
| 1965 | 24 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 24 |
| 1969 | 15 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1971 | 19 |
| 1972 | 25 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1975 | 19 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1977 | 17 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 24 |
| 1980 | 16 |
| 1981 | 22 |
| 1982 | 30 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1989 | 14 |
| 1990 | 23 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 20 |
| 1997 | 24 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 75 |
| 2006 | 107 |
| 2007 | 155 |
| 2008 | 161 |
| 2009 | 298 |
| 2010 | 368 |
| 2011 | 384 |
| 2012 | 756 |
| 2013 | 1,115 |
| 2014 | 1,269 |
| 2015 | 1,340 |
| 2016 | 1,408 |
| 2017 | 1,457 |
| 2018 | 1,439 |
| 2019 | 1,378 |
| 2020 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 1,175 |
| 2022 | 948 |
| 2023 | 752 |
| 2024 | 584 |
| 2025 | 460 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Georgia 2.4×
- South Carolina 2.3×
- Nevada 2.1×
- Maryland 1.9×
- Mississippi 1.8×
More like it
More like King
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 786
- Rank in 2025
- #405
- How rare
- 1 in 2,173 boys
- Since 1880
- 37,850
Most popular in 2017, at 1,457 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 66% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.4× | 215 |
| South Carolina | 2.3× | 86 |
| Nevada | 2.1× | 42 |
| Maryland | 1.9× | 79 |
| Mississippi | 1.8× | 36 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.