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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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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 142 recorded years as a table

Roman, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	62
1883	96
1885	65
1886	81
1887	158
1888	116
1889	118
1890	90
1891	99
1893	80
1894	86
1895	162
1896	125
1897	169
1898	179
1899	198
1900	133
1901	169
1902	188
1903	151
1904	180
1905	234
1906	218
1907	211
1908	253
1909	201
1910	227
1911	252
1912	200
1913	261
1914	292
1915	276
1916	298
1917	277
1918	265
1919	263
1920	233
1921	233
1922	234
1923	234
1924	218
1925	201
1926	201
1927	209
1928	199
1929	174
1930	150
1931	177
1932	159
1933	131
1934	131
1935	102
1936	113
1937	82
1938	96
1939	84
1940	107
1941	81
1942	84
1943	85
1944	66
1945	69
1946	57
1947	64
1948	67
1949	81
1950	83
1951	83
1952	79
1953	93
1954	85
1955	76
1956	84
1957	77
1958	82
1959	73
1960	66
1961	70
1962	92
1963	90
1964	91
1965	99
1966	86
1967	88
1968	124
1969	138
1970	202
1971	221
1972	222
1973	234
1974	222
1975	224
1976	203
1977	178
1978	158
1979	166
1980	145
1981	160
1982	204
1983	215
1984	227
1985	196
1986	212
1987	216
1988	265
1989	286
1990	303
1991	297
1992	313
1993	337
1994	322
1995	341
1996	355
1997	392
1998	422
1999	410
2000	461
2001	507
2002	538
2003	531
2004	704
2005	935
2006	885
2007	911
2008	947
2009	926
2010	1,039
2011	1,298
2012	1,358
2013	1,526
2014	1,812
2015	2,029
2016	2,225
2017	2,313
2018	2,417
2019	2,742
2020	2,602
2021	2,613
2022	2,715
2023	2,808
2024	3,193
2025	3,608

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Hawaii 2.6×
Rhode Island 2.4×
Alaska 2.0×
Delaware 1.7×
West Virginia 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6,162
Rank in 2025: #42
How rare: 1 in 277 boys
Since 1882: 104,653

Most popular in 2025, at 3,608 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 78% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	2.6×	74
Rhode Island	2.4×	72
Alaska	2.0×	45
Delaware	1.7×	47
West Virginia	1.6×	98

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