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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 146 recorded years as a table

Theo, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	81
1881	79
1882	106
1883	134
1884	61
1885	74
1886	72
1887	99
1888	74
1889	72
1890	108
1891	109
1892	74
1893	98
1894	104
1895	119
1896	100
1897	98
1898	130
1899	94
1900	93
1901	169
1902	196
1903	151
1904	211
1905	174
1906	128
1907	198
1908	220
1909	134
1910	180
1911	137
1912	116
1913	121
1914	124
1915	107
1916	108
1917	96
1918	86
1919	94
1920	91
1921	97
1922	100
1923	84
1924	86
1925	88
1926	94
1927	97
1928	83
1929	70
1930	82
1931	82
1932	73
1933	63
1934	53
1935	68
1936	70
1937	38
1938	58
1939	58
1940	33
1941	32
1942	33
1943	43
1944	32
1945	36
1946	26
1947	21
1948	27
1949	20
1950	23
1951	24
1952	21
1953	17
1954	15
1955	16
1956	18
1957	17
1958	16
1959	17
1960	20
1961	17
1962	13
1963	16
1964	20
1965	23
1966	13
1967	17
1968	14
1969	16
1970	15
1971	13
1972	16
1973	17
1974	20
1975	37
1976	37
1977	31
1978	28
1979	22
1980	20
1981	17
1982	18
1983	15
1984	13
1985	41
1986	46
1987	40
1988	40
1989	38
1990	32
1991	30
1992	30
1993	25
1994	28
1995	29
1996	28
1997	33
1998	33
1999	40
2000	51
2001	43
2002	50
2003	55
2004	67
2005	70
2006	76
2007	92
2008	92
2009	94
2010	115
2011	129
2012	151
2013	193
2014	286
2015	399
2016	502
2017	666
2018	856
2019	1,125
2020	1,289
2021	1,545
2022	2,086
2023	2,420
2024	2,397
2025	2,310

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Hawaii 2.7×
Massachusetts 2.3×
North Dakota 2.3×
South Dakota 2.2×
District of Columbia 2.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 3,945
Rank in 2025: #82
How rare: 1 in 432 boys
Since 1880: 35,830

Most popular in 2023, at 2,420 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 479% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	2.7×	56
Massachusetts	2.3×	453
North Dakota	2.3×	56
South Dakota	2.2×	58
District of Columbia	2.1×	41

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