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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

Reuben, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	833
1881	725
1882	642
1883	545
1884	717
1885	668
1886	731
1887	532
1888	695
1889	660
1890	676
1891	741
1892	729
1893	766
1894	752
1895	869
1896	753
1897	727
1898	636
1899	603
1900	572
1901	639
1902	669
1903	545
1904	554
1905	665
1906	593
1907	599
1908	661
1909	555
1910	479
1911	482
1912	512
1913	572
1914	568
1915	508
1916	495
1917	465
1918	447
1919	441
1920	437
1921	362
1922	403
1923	389
1924	384
1925	324
1926	330
1927	333
1928	274
1929	270
1930	258
1931	240
1932	238
1933	231
1934	218
1935	218
1936	202
1937	190
1938	196
1939	161
1940	164
1941	173
1942	161
1943	141
1944	150
1945	134
1946	140
1947	110
1948	121
1949	117
1950	115
1951	117
1952	127
1953	102
1954	88
1955	107
1956	104
1957	112
1958	102
1959	113
1960	118
1961	105
1962	103
1963	121
1964	118
1965	115
1966	98
1967	102
1968	104
1969	89
1970	133
1971	146
1972	142
1973	136
1974	156
1975	147
1976	171
1977	175
1978	180
1979	155
1980	165
1981	154
1982	147
1983	134
1984	141
1985	151
1986	160
1987	156
1988	143
1989	143
1990	148
1991	136
1992	125
1993	122
1994	128
1995	119
1996	119
1997	109
1998	121
1999	122
2000	109
2001	113
2002	122
2003	118
2004	114
2005	111
2006	115
2007	109
2008	109
2009	122
2010	105
2011	113
2012	113
2013	125
2014	139
2015	135
2016	132
2017	130
2018	126
2019	137
2020	143
2021	150
2022	163
2023	177
2024	164
2025	157

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Missouri 3.4×
Pennsylvania 3.4×
Minnesota 2.1×
Indiana 2.0×
Michigan 1.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 269
Rank in 2025: #883
How rare: 1 in 6,349 boys
Since 1880: 32,145

Most popular in 1895, at 869 per million boys born.

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

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Missouri	3.4×	47
Pennsylvania	3.4×	88
Minnesota	2.1×	25
Indiana	2.0×	32
Michigan	1.8×	37

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