Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 26% girls / 74% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 12 | #536 |
| 1881 | 9 | #607 |
| 1882 | 15 | #471 |
| 1883 | 15 | #462 |
| 1884 | 13 | #527 |
| 1885 | 14 | #503 |
| 1886 | 20 | #397 |
| 1887 | 12 | #522 |
| 1888 | 26 | #361 |
| 1889 | 20 | #406 |
| 1890 | 20 | #407 |
| 1891 | 32 | #292 |
| 1892 | 28 | #358 |
| 1893 | 25 | #360 |
| 1894 | 32 | #308 |
| 1895 | 31 | #331 |
| 1896 | 33 | #329 |
| 1897 | 27 | #361 |
| 1898 | 37 | #316 |
| 1899 | 30 | #324 |
| 1900 | 39 | #350 |
| 1901 | 21 | #408 |
| 1902 | 37 | #322 |
| 1903 | 33 | #331 |
| 1904 | 42 | #300 |
| 1905 | 43 | #306 |
| 1906 | 40 | #324 |
| 1907 | 50 | #301 |
| 1908 | 53 | #301 |
| 1909 | 39 | #388 |
| 1910 | 35 | #464 |
| 1911 | 70 | #323 |
| 1912 | 136 | #317 |
| 1913 | 191 | #288 |
| 1914 | 204 | #319 |
| 1915 | 297 | #291 |
| 1916 | 301 | #297 |
| 1917 | 314 | #297 |
| 1918 | 325 | #310 |
| 1919 | 339 | #292 |
| 1920 | 339 | #311 |
| 1921 | 321 | #330 |
| 1922 | 320 | #322 |
| 1923 | 356 | #295 |
| 1924 | 327 | #320 |
| 1925 | 310 | #326 |
| 1926 | 337 | #308 |
| 1927 | 288 | #337 |
| 1928 | 286 | #332 |
| 1929 | 285 | #328 |
| 1930 | 314 | #313 |
| 1931 | 254 | #344 |
| 1932 | 238 | #362 |
| 1933 | 248 | #338 |
| 1934 | 238 | #357 |
| 1935 | 217 | #366 |
| 1936 | 227 | #359 |
| 1937 | 198 | #392 |
| 1938 | 177 | #429 |
| 1939 | 208 | #391 |
| 1940 | 175 | #439 |
| 1941 | 165 | #461 |
| 1942 | 180 | #462 |
| 1943 | 165 | #480 |
| 1944 | 159 | #479 |
| 1945 | 132 | #521 |
| 1946 | 143 | #537 |
| 1947 | 158 | #536 |
| 1948 | 148 | #548 |
| 1949 | 116 | #635 |
| 1950 | 113 | #659 |
| 1951 | 136 | #596 |
| 1952 | 131 | #618 |
| 1953 | 126 | #636 |
| 1954 | 105 | #709 |
| 1955 | 99 | #732 |
| 1956 | 115 | #689 |
| 1957 | 80 | #842 |
| 1958 | 84 | #821 |
| 1959 | 72 | #904 |
| 1960 | 67 | #923 |
| 1961 | 75 | #882 |
| 1962 | 63 | #957 |
| 1963 | 69 | #900 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,047 |
| 1965 | 57 | #976 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,167 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,292 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,617 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,445 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,663 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,686 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,894 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,349 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,688 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,036 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,292 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,454 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,665 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,594 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,973 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,841 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,796 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,211 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,530 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,783 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,946 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,121 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,602 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,313 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,467 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,963 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,632 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,559 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,397 |