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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 140 recorded years as a table

Murphy, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	60
1883	67
1885	46
1886	63
1888	41
1890	54
1891	59
1892	131
1893	116
1894	69
1895	94
1896	50
1897	124
1898	49
1900	140
1901	85
1902	57
1903	143
1904	86
1905	128
1906	128
1907	143
1908	110
1909	91
1910	72
1911	80
1912	95
1913	55
1914	78
1915	72
1916	78
1917	79
1918	58
1919	74
1920	69
1921	59
1922	72
1923	76
1924	57
1925	61
1926	80
1927	79
1928	47
1929	61
1930	56
1931	57
1932	78
1933	53
1934	58
1935	58
1936	42
1937	50
1938	62
1939	58
1940	46
1941	49
1942	42
1943	44
1944	50
1945	31
1946	28
1947	31
1948	32
1949	37
1950	35
1951	32
1952	42
1953	32
1954	30
1955	29
1956	31
1957	19
1958	26
1959	22
1960	19
1961	18
1962	24
1963	26
1964	28
1965	20
1966	20
1967	15
1968	22
1969	12
1970	18
1971	22
1972	23
1973	17
1974	25
1975	20
1976	24
1977	18
1978	20
1979	27
1980	13
1981	20
1982	15
1983	14
1984	17
1985	14
1986	24
1987	14
1988	19
1989	30
1990	34
1991	36
1992	22
1993	26
1994	28
1995	30
1996	26
1997	25
1998	25
1999	20
2000	27
2001	24
2002	29
2003	29
2004	40
2005	34
2006	29
2007	40
2008	42
2009	45
2010	54
2011	54
2012	38
2013	54
2014	64
2015	78
2016	86
2017	89
2018	91
2019	103
2020	130
2021	122
2022	153
2023	151
2024	179
2025	200

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Minnesota 2.5×
Missouri 2.3×
Alabama 2.2×
Colorado 1.8×
Ohio 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 341
Rank in 2025: #754
How rare: 1 in 5,009 boys
Since 1881: 8,486

Most popular in 2025, at 200 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 157% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Minnesota	2.5×	32
Missouri	2.3×	34
Alabama	2.2×	25
Colorado	1.8×	25
Ohio	1.7×	46

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