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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1932

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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 70 recorded years as a table

Shay, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1932	5
1954	2
1957	2
1959	2
1960	6
1961	8
1962	6
1963	7
1964	7
1965	4
1966	10
1967	6
1968	18
1969	21
1970	37
1971	31
1972	40
1973	51
1974	50
1975	47
1976	46
1977	47
1978	43
1979	50
1980	49
1981	44
1982	34
1983	32
1984	37
1985	39
1986	35
1987	57
1988	67
1989	61
1990	57
1991	76
1992	55
1993	59
1994	67
1995	68
1996	61
1997	54
1998	47
1999	44
2000	47
2001	31
2002	39
2003	51
2004	46
2005	45
2006	45
2007	42
2008	37
2009	43
2010	35
2011	40
2012	32
2013	28
2014	28
2015	32
2016	46
2017	39
2018	48
2019	41
2020	50
2021	62
2022	58
2023	53
2024	57
2025	45

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

California 1.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 77
Rank in 2025: #1,976
How rare: 1 in 22,182 boys
Since 1932: 5,024

Most popular in 1991, at 76 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 39% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.8×	50

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