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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 145 recorded years as a table

Smith, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	136
1881	179
1882	141
1883	124
1884	157
1885	260
1886	144
1887	177
1888	199
1889	136
1890	135
1891	119
1892	180
1893	125
1894	121
1895	136
1896	109
1897	71
1898	122
1899	132
1900	173
1901	94
1902	106
1903	126
1904	133
1905	98
1906	143
1907	129
1908	110
1909	116
1910	154
1911	80
1912	105
1913	78
1914	69
1915	71
1916	67
1917	69
1918	60
1919	59
1920	65
1921	69
1922	63
1923	48
1924	49
1925	46
1926	39
1927	37
1928	49
1929	43
1930	35
1931	38
1932	49
1933	38
1934	38
1935	43
1936	25
1937	28
1938	24
1939	39
1940	28
1941	21
1942	22
1943	13
1944	23
1945	18
1946	11
1947	19
1948	25
1949	10
1950	12
1951	14
1952	11
1953	9
1954	11
1955	10
1956	10
1957	7
1958	8
1959	6
1960	12
1961	6
1962	8
1963	9
1964	8
1965	6
1966	10
1967	8
1968	7
1969	11
1970	6
1971	4
1973	10
1974	13
1975	6
1976	15
1977	8
1978	10
1979	8
1980	7
1981	15
1982	14
1983	15
1984	14
1985	10
1986	12
1987	11
1988	13
1989	10
1990	7
1991	7
1992	9
1993	10
1994	11
1995	11
1996	11
1997	11
1998	11
1999	18
2000	13
2001	15
2002	11
2003	12
2004	22
2005	23
2006	20
2007	27
2008	29
2009	24
2010	41
2011	40
2012	47
2013	64
2014	72
2015	81
2016	85
2017	83
2018	74
2019	83
2020	71
2021	81
2022	64
2023	66
2024	63
2025	70

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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North Carolina 3.6×
Georgia 3.1×
California 0.8×
Texas 0.7×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 120
Rank in 2025: #1,477
How rare: 1 in 14,233 boys
Since 1880: 5,475

Most popular in 1885, at 260 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 14% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
North Carolina	3.6×	37
Georgia	3.1×	31
California	0.8×	30
Texas	0.7×	25

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