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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1959

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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 67 recorded years as a table

Rowdy, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1959	10
1960	13
1961	14
1962	22
1963	19
1964	20
1965	22
1966	16
1967	15
1968	21
1969	21
1970	19
1971	18
1972	16
1973	22
1974	15
1975	15
1976	13
1977	15
1978	14
1979	22
1980	16
1981	12
1982	15
1983	15
1984	23
1985	25
1986	28
1987	20
1988	19
1989	18
1990	21
1991	20
1992	23
1993	31
1994	34
1995	27
1996	25
1997	32
1998	37
1999	27
2000	37
2001	36
2002	35
2003	33
2004	42
2005	40
2006	52
2007	51
2008	69
2009	67
2010	52
2011	67
2012	57
2013	64
2014	72
2015	69
2016	68
2017	65
2018	74
2019	66
2020	97
2021	110
2022	117
2023	128
2024	146
2025	146

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Mississippi 7.3×
Oklahoma 4.3×
Missouri 2.3×
Tennessee 2.0×
Texas 1.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 250
Rank in 2025: #940
How rare: 1 in 6,832 boys
Since 1959: 4,980

Most popular in 2025, at 146 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 111% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Mississippi	7.3×	34
Oklahoma	4.3×	32
Missouri	2.3×	27
Tennessee	2.0×	30
Texas	1.5×	115

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