Roe · Shortlist Together

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 85 recorded years as a table

Roe, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	89
1883	48
1885	56
1887	49
1888	41
1889	45
1890	45
1891	59
1892	57
1894	60
1895	94
1896	50
1897	53
1900	47
1903	59
1904	47
1905	45
1908	45
1909	43
1911	40
1912	21
1913	21
1914	24
1915	22
1916	28
1917	25
1918	23
1919	21
1920	17
1921	18
1922	16
1923	17
1924	11
1925	13
1926	14
1927	12
1928	8
1929	9
1930	8
1931	18
1932	17
1933	21
1934	10
1935	14
1936	11
1937	8
1938	9
1939	12
1940	9
1941	10
1942	4
1943	8
1944	10
1945	9
1946	7
1947	7
1948	6
1949	6
1950	3
1951	6
1952	5
1953	8
1954	5
1955	5
1956	2
1957	4
1958	3
1959	5
1961	5
1964	4
1973	3
1974	3
1975	4
1977	3
1998	3
2011	3
2016	4
2017	5
2018	8
2020	4
2021	6
2022	7
2023	8
2024	5
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Roe 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: 8
Rank in 2025: #8,910
How rare: 1 in 213,509 boys
Since 1881: 909

Most popular in 1895, at 94 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Roe doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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