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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

Van, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	299
1881	318
1882	405
1883	296
1884	332
1885	353
1886	370
1887	316
1888	257
1889	307
1890	243
1891	474
1892	287
1893	374
1894	276
1895	290
1896	309
1897	337
1898	310
1899	301
1900	379
1901	319
1902	269
1903	319
1904	242
1905	257
1906	188
1907	198
1908	233
1909	274
1910	232
1911	235
1912	198
1913	160
1914	205
1915	204
1916	208
1917	175
1918	188
1919	184
1920	204
1921	222
1922	190
1923	175
1924	207
1925	203
1926	198
1927	185
1928	201
1929	177
1930	200
1931	180
1932	185
1933	218
1934	178
1935	175
1936	166
1937	182
1938	197
1939	164
1940	152
1941	179
1942	155
1943	179
1944	215
1945	346
1946	349
1947	311
1948	282
1949	287
1950	269
1951	264
1952	275
1953	290
1954	281
1955	266
1956	223
1957	213
1958	212
1959	237
1960	225
1961	249
1962	232
1963	221
1964	197
1965	219
1966	196
1967	185
1968	160
1969	139
1970	130
1971	120
1972	114
1973	112
1974	104
1975	97
1976	93
1977	96
1978	90
1979	94
1980	85
1981	79
1982	72
1983	89
1984	69
1985	77
1986	81
1987	77
1988	68
1989	69
1990	67
1991	55
1992	62
1993	52
1994	54
1995	41
1996	51
1997	43
1998	53
1999	49
2000	43
2001	50
2002	57
2003	72
2004	77
2005	87
2006	104
2007	127
2008	134
2009	149
2010	156
2011	149
2012	131
2013	135
2014	156
2015	142
2016	124
2017	128
2018	147
2019	143
2020	151
2021	151
2022	139
2023	149
2024	149
2025	138

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Utah 4.3×
Arizona 2.0×
Indiana 1.9×
Virginia 1.6×
Tennessee 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 236
Rank in 2025: #970
How rare: 1 in 7,237 boys
Since 1880: 29,432

Most popular in 1891, at 474 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 3% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Utah	4.3×	36
Arizona	2.0×	28
Indiana	1.9×	27
Virginia	1.6×	26
Tennessee	1.6×	25

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