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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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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 132 recorded years as a table

Terrence, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1886	90
1888	83
1889	45
1890	81
1892	49
1893	62
1894	43
1895	51
1896	67
1897	98
1898	57
1900	33
1901	47
1907	48
1908	39
1909	30
1910	46
1911	49
1912	40
1913	35
1914	29
1915	31
1916	20
1917	27
1918	39
1919	31
1920	52
1921	54
1922	49
1923	56
1924	31
1925	61
1926	49
1927	56
1928	57
1929	67
1930	61
1931	69
1932	91
1933	113
1934	126
1935	164
1936	208
1937	231
1938	279
1939	320
1940	342
1941	361
1942	402
1943	439
1944	451
1945	444
1946	578
1947	601
1948	686
1949	663
1950	708
1951	622
1952	599
1953	617
1954	706
1955	727
1956	686
1957	604
1958	574
1959	517
1960	476
1961	470
1962	477
1963	499
1964	638
1965	553
1966	611
1967	611
1968	651
1969	681
1970	786
1971	701
1972	716
1973	748
1974	703
1975	736
1976	742
1977	701
1978	680
1979	692
1980	664
1981	601
1982	592
1983	562
1984	550
1985	510
1986	510
1987	559
1988	648
1989	581
1990	514
1991	521
1992	528
1993	467
1994	415
1995	342
1996	329
1997	308
1998	257
1999	259
2000	244
2001	222
2002	204
2003	223
2004	178
2005	202
2006	227
2007	216
2008	206
2009	230
2010	222
2011	192
2012	179
2013	174
2014	171
2015	146
2016	143
2017	142
2018	119
2019	103
2020	100
2021	85
2022	86
2023	78
2024	67
2025	63

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 1.6×
Florida 1.6×
Texas 0.8×
California 0.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 107
Rank in 2025: #1,585
How rare: 1 in 15,963 boys
Since 1886: 72,412

Most popular in 1970, at 786 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 57% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	1.6×	28
Florida	1.6×	31
Texas	0.8×	31
California	0.8×	29

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