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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 82 recorded years as a table

Rees, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	8
1915	7
1916	7
1917	6
1919	6
1920	5
1922	6
1923	7
1925	5
1926	6
1929	7
1930	5
1931	5
1932	5
1938	7
1939	11
1940	6
1941	7
1942	5
1944	4
1945	4
1947	4
1948	3
1949	4
1951	3
1952	3
1953	7
1954	3
1959	3
1960	3
1962	3
1965	3
1966	3
1967	4
1968	5
1969	3
1970	3
1972	4
1975	3
1980	4
1982	4
1984	4
1986	5
1987	3
1988	3
1989	7
1990	7
1991	5
1992	9
1993	7
1994	6
1995	11
1996	10
1997	11
1998	16
1999	14
2000	18
2001	16
2002	13
2003	15
2004	15
2005	15
2006	16
2007	11
2008	16
2009	9
2010	13
2011	9
2012	6
2013	10
2014	11
2015	9
2016	5
2017	11
2018	8
2019	6
2020	5
2021	5
2022	5
2023	4
2024	8
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rees 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 14
Rank in 2025: #6,143
How rare: 1 in 122,005 boys
Since 1914: 1,014

Most popular in 2000, at 18 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 13% per million boys born.

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