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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 69 recorded years as a table

Wilder, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	14
1915	11
1916	7
1917	9
1918	10
1919	5
1920	6
1921	11
1922	7
1923	6
1924	6
1925	6
1926	5
1927	5
1928	7
1929	5
1931	6
1936	9
1937	10
1942	5
1946	5
1950	3
1951	3
1952	3
1969	3
1972	3
1980	3
1982	3
1983	3
1984	3
1985	4
1987	4
1989	6
1990	7
1991	5
1992	7
1993	10
1994	6
1995	7
1996	8
1997	7
1998	10
1999	12
2000	10
2001	14
2002	13
2003	13
2004	23
2005	17
2006	18
2007	27
2008	29
2009	19
2010	34
2011	33
2012	49
2013	67
2014	70
2015	112
2016	178
2017	258
2018	297
2019	335
2020	403
2021	509
2022	497
2023	441
2024	485
2025	435

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Maine 4.9×
West Virginia 2.9×
Arkansas 2.8×
Idaho 2.6×
Mississippi 2.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 743
Rank in 2025: #429
How rare: 1 in 2,298 boys
Since 1914: 8,197

Most popular in 2021, at 509 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 288% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Maine	4.9×	25
West Virginia	2.9×	25
Arkansas	2.8×	48
Idaho	2.6×	29
Mississippi	2.5×	38

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