Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 15% girls / 85% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 6 | #3,566 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,603 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,959 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,845 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,542 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,357 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,974 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,395 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,237 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,119 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,561 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,539 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,850 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,962 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,401 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,375 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,525 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,108 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1937 | 41 | #993 |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,257 |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,040 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,237 |
| 1941 | 42 | #995 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,368 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,112 |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,010 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,109 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,063 |
| 1947 | 56 | #946 |
| 1948 | 61 | #875 |
| 1949 | 94 | #710 |
| 1950 | 81 | #764 |
| 1951 | 66 | #860 |
| 1952 | 68 | #849 |
| 1953 | 58 | #941 |
| 1954 | 58 | #981 |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,027 |
| 1956 | 50 | #1,074 |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,103 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,174 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,278 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,332 |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,179 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,465 |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,390 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,417 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,629 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,729 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,860 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,743 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,723 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,031 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,107 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,086 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,074 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,157 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,453 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,317 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,481 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,230 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,127 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,617 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,696 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,644 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,018 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,907 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,206 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,700 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,571 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,777 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,883 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,113 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,500 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,767 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,474 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,030 |