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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 145 recorded years as a table

Leander, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	154
1881	208
1882	246
1883	172
1884	184
1885	148
1886	153
1887	79
1889	199
1890	180
1891	109
1892	131
1893	98
1894	86
1895	77
1896	109
1897	133
1898	73
1899	66
1900	106
1901	56
1902	106
1903	101
1904	62
1905	83
1906	83
1907	129
1908	149
1909	98
1910	82
1911	111
1912	81
1913	84
1914	110
1915	80
1916	75
1917	89
1918	92
1919	84
1920	85
1921	90
1922	75
1923	85
1924	74
1925	65
1926	66
1927	67
1928	63
1929	56
1930	55
1931	48
1932	67
1933	50
1934	52
1935	60
1936	45
1937	49
1938	37
1939	38
1940	47
1941	44
1942	42
1943	29
1944	31
1945	27
1946	26
1947	27
1948	23
1949	34
1950	27
1951	35
1952	24
1953	27
1954	27
1955	31
1956	32
1957	33
1958	33
1959	29
1960	30
1961	30
1962	33
1963	29
1964	27
1965	26
1966	31
1967	28
1968	32
1969	35
1970	25
1971	28
1972	33
1973	35
1974	29
1975	29
1976	31
1977	32
1978	28
1979	27
1980	30
1981	25
1982	26
1983	19
1984	25
1985	20
1986	21
1987	16
1988	21
1989	18
1990	20
1991	21
1992	16
1993	14
1994	22
1995	14
1996	17
1997	20
1998	14
1999	16
2000	18
2001	19
2002	20
2003	15
2004	17
2005	22
2006	20
2007	23
2008	25
2009	26
2010	30
2011	26
2012	31
2013	32
2014	36
2015	39
2016	44
2017	35
2018	36
2019	49
2020	52
2021	51
2022	65
2023	68
2024	55
2025	71

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 York 1.8×
California 1.1×
Texas 0.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 122
Rank in 2025: #1,459
How rare: 1 in 14,000 boys
Since 1880: 6,928

Most popular in 1882, at 246 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 83% per million boys born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	1.8×	30
California	1.1×	37
Texas	0.8×	27

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