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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5,927 | #3 |
| 1881 | 5,441 | #3 |
| 1882 | 5,892 | #3 |
| 1883 | 5,223 | #3 |
| 1884 | 5,693 | #3 |
| 1885 | 5,175 | #3 |
| 1886 | 5,355 | #3 |
| 1887 | 4,768 | #3 |
| 1888 | 5,562 | #3 |
| 1889 | 5,020 | #3 |
| 1890 | 5,097 | #3 |
| 1891 | 4,516 | #3 |
| 1892 | 5,398 | #3 |
| 1893 | 5,030 | #3 |
| 1894 | 5,110 | #3 |
| 1895 | 5,335 | #3 |
| 1896 | 5,206 | #3 |
| 1897 | 5,113 | #3 |
| 1898 | 5,321 | #3 |
| 1899 | 4,597 | #3 |
| 1900 | 7,245 | #3 |
| 1901 | 4,735 | #3 |
| 1902 | 5,592 | #3 |
| 1903 | 5,479 | #3 |
| 1904 | 5,855 | #3 |
| 1905 | 6,042 | #3 |
| 1906 | 5,908 | #3 |
| 1907 | 6,707 | #3 |
| 1908 | 7,012 | #3 |
| 1909 | 7,595 | #3 |
| 1910 | 9,194 | #2 |
| 1911 | 9,952 | #3 |
| 1912 | 17,644 | #3 |
| 1913 | 20,832 | #3 |
| 1914 | 26,262 | #3 |
| 1915 | 33,773 | #3 |
| 1916 | 35,568 | #3 |
| 1917 | 37,338 | #3 |
| 1918 | 42,115 | #3 |
| 1919 | 42,392 | #3 |
| 1920 | 47,908 | #4 |
| 1921 | 49,750 | #4 |
| 1922 | 49,803 | #4 |
| 1923 | 50,463 | #4 |
| 1924 | 52,941 | #4 |
| 1925 | 52,679 | #4 |
| 1926 | 53,197 | #3 |
| 1927 | 53,675 | #3 |
| 1928 | 52,753 | #3 |
| 1929 | 52,133 | #2 |
| 1930 | 53,957 | #2 |
| 1931 | 51,213 | #2 |
| 1932 | 51,931 | #2 |
| 1933 | 51,110 | #2 |
| 1934 | 54,269 | #2 |
| 1935 | 55,002 | #2 |
| 1936 | 54,696 | #2 |
| 1937 | 56,562 | #2 |
| 1938 | 59,102 | #2 |
| 1939 | 59,636 | #2 |
| 1940 | 62,481 | #1 |
| 1941 | 66,752 | #1 |
| 1942 | 77,180 | #1 |
| 1943 | 80,275 | #1 |
| 1944 | 76,951 | #1 |
| 1945 | 74,466 | #1 |
| 1946 | 87,436 | #1 |
| 1947 | 94,763 | #1 |
| 1948 | 88,604 | #1 |
| 1949 | 86,859 | #1 |
| 1950 | 86,223 | #1 |
| 1951 | 87,257 | #1 |
| 1952 | 87,066 | #1 |
| 1953 | 86,071 | #2 |
| 1954 | 86,312 | #3 |
| 1955 | 84,184 | #3 |
| 1956 | 84,903 | #2 |
| 1957 | 84,343 | #2 |
| 1958 | 78,773 | #3 |
| 1959 | 78,644 | #3 |
| 1960 | 76,804 | #3 |
| 1961 | 75,959 | #4 |
| 1962 | 72,561 | #4 |
| 1963 | 71,291 | #4 |
| 1964 | 73,021 | #4 |
| 1965 | 67,674 | #4 |
| 1966 | 65,163 | #3 |
| 1967 | 61,688 | #3 |
| 1968 | 60,666 | #4 |
| 1969 | 59,894 | #3 |
| 1970 | 61,740 | #2 |
| 1971 | 54,603 | #2 |
| 1972 | 47,064 | #3 |
| 1973 | 42,838 | #4 |
| 1974 | 41,336 | #5 |
| 1975 | 39,574 | #4 |
| 1976 | 38,298 | #5 |
| 1977 | 40,043 | #5 |
| 1978 | 39,902 | #5 |
| 1979 | 39,351 | #5 |
| 1980 | 39,314 | #5 |
| 1981 | 38,289 | #7 |
| 1982 | 38,875 | #6 |
| 1983 | 36,344 | #6 |
| 1984 | 35,856 | #7 |
| 1985 | 35,864 | #7 |
| 1986 | 34,055 | #7 |
| 1987 | 32,660 | #8 |
| 1988 | 32,521 | #9 |
| 1989 | 32,720 | #9 |
| 1990 | 32,357 | #8 |
| 1991 | 30,513 | #7 |
| 1992 | 28,509 | #9 |
| 1993 | 26,255 | #14 |
| 1994 | 24,777 | #14 |
| 1995 | 22,736 | #17 |
| 1996 | 21,164 | #17 |
| 1997 | 20,407 | #17 |
| 1998 | 19,689 | #18 |
| 1999 | 18,555 | #19 |
| 2000 | 17,991 | #18 |
| 2001 | 17,073 | #19 |
| 2002 | 16,968 | #18 |
| 2003 | 16,895 | #18 |
| 2004 | 16,469 | #17 |
| 2005 | 16,140 | #17 |
| 2006 | 16,254 | #16 |
| 2007 | 15,973 | #15 |
| 2008 | 15,188 | #17 |
| 2009 | 14,221 | #18 |
| 2010 | 13,898 | #19 |
| 2011 | 13,272 | #17 |
| 2012 | 13,456 | #14 |
| 2013 | 13,595 | #13 |
| 2014 | 14,462 | #9 |
| 2015 | 14,861 | #7 |
| 2016 | 14,916 | #5 |
| 2017 | 14,357 | #4 |
| 2018 | 13,642 | #4 |
| 2019 | 13,193 | #6 |
| 2020 | 12,381 | #6 |
| 2021 | 12,464 | #5 |
| 2022 | 12,109 | #4 |
| 2023 | 11,727 | #4 |
| 2024 | 11,793 | #5 |