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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

Matthew, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	1,023
1881	794
1882	959
1883	822
1884	1,022
1885	1,030
1886	1,011
1887	1,065
1888	943
1889	1,067
1890	775
1891	1,117
1892	1,082
1893	962
1894	1,071
1895	954
1896	1,029
1897	887
1898	1,084
1899	951
1900	864
1901	836
1902	848
1903	855
1904	757
1905	809
1906	1,021
1907	845
1908	985
1909	896
1910	1,014
1911	974
1912	884
1913	958
1914	936
1915	940
1916	927
1917	931
1918	950
1919	897
1920	909
1921	830
1922	902
1923	853
1924	750
1925	753
1926	700
1927	701
1928	708
1929	676
1930	599
1931	585
1932	672
1933	586
1934	591
1935	628
1936	586
1937	567
1938	548
1939	562
1940	573
1941	592
1942	610
1943	576
1944	561
1945	542
1946	549
1947	571
1948	601
1949	687
1950	726
1951	852
1952	1,045
1953	1,204
1954	1,318
1955	1,592
1956	2,064
1957	2,426
1958	3,005
1959	3,065
1960	3,248
1961	3,333
1962	3,519
1963	3,956
1964	4,507
1965	5,366
1966	6,057
1967	7,781
1968	9,104
1969	9,765
1970	10,862
1971	12,747
1972	14,139
1973	15,739
1974	17,295
1975	18,271
1976	19,089
1977	19,453
1978	20,880
1979	20,691
1980	21,208
1981	24,191
1982	25,377
1983	28,010
1984	27,574
1985	25,471
1986	25,484
1987	24,912
1988	23,965
1989	22,677
1990	21,823
1991	20,614
1992	18,891
1993	18,244
1994	17,419
1995	17,273
1996	16,933
1997	16,719
1998	16,295
1999	15,841
2000	14,552
2001	13,800
2002	12,956
2003	12,155
2004	11,528
2005	10,756
2006	9,896
2007	9,037
2008	8,629
2009	8,071
2010	7,374
2011	7,468
2012	7,377
2013	7,065
2014	6,739
2015	6,670
2016	6,674
2017	6,338
2018	5,511
2019	5,171
2020	4,717
2021	4,281
2022	4,053
2023	4,229
2024	4,125
2025	4,100

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 1.7×
Connecticut 1.7×
Alaska 1.7×
Florida 1.7×
Delaware 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7,003
Rank in 2025: #32
How rare: 1 in 243 boys
Since 1880: 1,654,075

Most popular in 1983, at 28,010 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 39% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New Jersey	1.7×	845
Connecticut	1.7×	278
Alaska	1.7×	48
Florida	1.7×	1,961
Delaware	1.6×	59

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