Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 43% girls / 57% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 | #506 |
| 1881 | 8 | #661 |
| 1882 | 18 | #430 |
| 1883 | 19 | #404 |
| 1884 | 24 | #361 |
| 1885 | 13 | #524 |
| 1886 | 5 | #989 |
| 1887 | 16 | #424 |
| 1888 | 13 | #559 |
| 1889 | 15 | #484 |
| 1890 | 11 | #609 |
| 1891 | 11 | #569 |
| 1892 | 19 | #446 |
| 1893 | 11 | #622 |
| 1894 | 12 | #599 |
| 1895 | 17 | #491 |
| 1896 | 15 | #539 |
| 1897 | 20 | #423 |
| 1898 | 22 | #422 |
| 1899 | 13 | #554 |
| 1900 | 26 | #447 |
| 1901 | 11 | #641 |
| 1902 | 12 | #656 |
| 1903 | 16 | #553 |
| 1904 | 17 | #542 |
| 1905 | 19 | #529 |
| 1906 | 15 | #619 |
| 1907 | 11 | #825 |
| 1908 | 17 | #635 |
| 1909 | 13 | #809 |
| 1910 | 25 | #570 |
| 1911 | 14 | #900 |
| 1912 | 36 | #715 |
| 1913 | 39 | #748 |
| 1914 | 68 | #609 |
| 1915 | 59 | #785 |
| 1916 | 64 | #763 |
| 1917 | 80 | #668 |
| 1918 | 58 | #871 |
| 1919 | 77 | #721 |
| 1920 | 63 | #854 |
| 1921 | 68 | #835 |
| 1922 | 85 | #710 |
| 1923 | 68 | #816 |
| 1924 | 66 | #839 |
| 1925 | 65 | #823 |
| 1926 | 79 | #716 |
| 1927 | 70 | #787 |
| 1928 | 60 | #855 |
| 1929 | 81 | #685 |
| 1930 | 65 | #803 |
| 1931 | 58 | #825 |
| 1932 | 76 | #709 |
| 1933 | 61 | #784 |
| 1934 | 93 | #617 |
| 1935 | 80 | #664 |
| 1936 | 81 | #644 |
| 1937 | 86 | #631 |
| 1938 | 102 | #579 |
| 1939 | 85 | #642 |
| 1940 | 96 | #603 |
| 1941 | 104 | #579 |
| 1942 | 132 | #531 |
| 1943 | 130 | #551 |
| 1944 | 138 | #515 |
| 1945 | 132 | #520 |
| 1946 | 173 | #487 |
| 1947 | 226 | #444 |
| 1948 | 232 | #439 |
| 1949 | 196 | #470 |
| 1950 | 272 | #409 |
| 1951 | 290 | #398 |
| 1952 | 338 | #370 |
| 1953 | 320 | #393 |
| 1954 | 403 | #360 |
| 1955 | 363 | #378 |
| 1956 | 366 | #394 |
| 1957 | 461 | #353 |
| 1958 | 399 | #392 |
| 1959 | 437 | #378 |
| 1960 | 370 | #411 |
| 1961 | 330 | #440 |
| 1962 | 325 | #440 |
| 1963 | 336 | #435 |
| 1964 | 332 | #442 |
| 1965 | 283 | #462 |
| 1966 | 308 | #435 |
| 1967 | 323 | #423 |
| 1968 | 337 | #418 |
| 1969 | 344 | #424 |
| 1970 | 324 | #453 |
| 1971 | 350 | #436 |
| 1972 | 282 | #467 |
| 1973 | 279 | #467 |
| 1974 | 298 | #464 |
| 1975 | 302 | #464 |
| 1976 | 256 | #501 |
| 1977 | 253 | #522 |
| 1978 | 224 | #561 |
| 1979 | 198 | #609 |
| 1980 | 168 | #665 |
| 1981 | 165 | #672 |
| 1982 | 171 | #668 |
| 1983 | 168 | #659 |
| 1984 | 156 | #700 |
| 1985 | 169 | #683 |
| 1986 | 158 | #720 |
| 1987 | 140 | #777 |
| 1988 | 167 | #732 |
| 1989 | 142 | #840 |
| 1990 | 141 | #860 |
| 1991 | 131 | #920 |
| 1992 | 124 | #967 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,108 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,297 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,381 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,423 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,552 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,070 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,904 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,385 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,087 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,158 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,454 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,028 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,540 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,316 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,980 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,841 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,734 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,910 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,616 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,727 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,077 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,559 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,312 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,616 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,383 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,192 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,695 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,892 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,343 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,958 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,258 |