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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 111 recorded years as a table

Mace, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1883	48
1900	47
1901	47
1902	82
1908	32
1912	14
1913	12
1914	17
1915	9
1916	12
1917	9
1918	11
1919	11
1921	9
1922	8
1923	5
1924	11
1925	7
1926	6
1927	7
1928	9
1929	8
1930	6
1932	6
1933	9
1934	6
1938	6
1939	12
1940	4
1941	8
1942	5
1943	4
1944	4
1946	4
1947	5
1948	6
1949	5
1950	4
1951	6
1952	3
1953	4
1954	7
1955	6
1956	9
1957	8
1958	6
1959	7
1960	12
1961	4
1962	8
1963	14
1964	15
1965	11
1966	9
1967	12
1968	12
1969	10
1970	10
1971	7
1972	3
1973	9
1974	9
1975	4
1976	10
1977	5
1978	4
1979	5
1981	3
1982	3
1984	4
1985	3
1986	3
1987	4
1989	3
1990	5
1991	5
1992	3
1993	4
1994	3
1995	6
1996	3
1997	7
1998	4
1999	8
2000	5
2001	7
2002	11
2003	9
2004	13
2005	11
2006	16
2007	17
2008	13
2009	21
2010	22
2011	24
2012	31
2013	26
2014	32
2015	27
2016	34
2017	25
2018	28
2019	33
2020	32
2021	34
2022	37
2023	29
2024	26
2025	32

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mace isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 54
Rank in 2025: #2,480
How rare: 1 in 31,631 boys
Since 1880: 1,977

Most popular in 1902, at 82 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 17% per million boys born.

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