Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1916
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See the 103 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 6 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 8 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 6 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 6 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 8 |
| 1938 | 7 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1940 | 4 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1945 | 8 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 3 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 |
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 11 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 19 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 47 |
| 1997 | 58 |
| 1998 | 54 |
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 79 |
| 2001 | 101 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2003 | 166 |
| 2004 | 267 |
| 2005 | 302 |
| 2006 | 327 |
| 2007 | 419 |
| 2008 | 477 |
| 2009 | 483 |
| 2010 | 498 |
| 2011 | 551 |
| 2012 | 607 |
| 2013 | 633 |
| 2014 | 806 |
| 2015 | 947 |
| 2016 | 1,156 |
| 2017 | 1,538 |
| 2018 | 1,674 |
| 2019 | 1,796 |
| 2020 | 1,888 |
| 2021 | 2,085 |
| 2022 | 2,155 |
| 2023 | 2,464 |
| 2024 | 2,709 |
| 2025 | 3,051 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Wyoming 4.2×
- Vermont 3.1×
- Maine 2.8×
- New Hampshire 2.6×
- Alaska 2.6×
More like it
More like Rowan
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 5,212
- Rank in 2025
- #59
- How rare
- 1 in 327 boys
- Since 1916
- 50,628
Most popular in 2025, at 3,051 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 222% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 4.2× | 39 |
| Vermont | 3.1× | 30 |
| Maine | 2.8× | 87 |
| New Hampshire | 2.6× | 94 |
| Alaska | 2.6× | 49 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.