Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 19% girls / 81% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 6 | #1,189 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,417 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,393 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,392 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,878 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,175 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,934 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,555 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,771 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,868 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,056 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,483 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,992 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,034 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,516 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,213 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,155 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,031 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,425 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,066 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,022 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,954 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,902 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,406 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,555 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,415 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,529 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,461 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,205 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,450 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,596 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,369 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,012 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,495 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,984 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,894 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,262 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,327 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,353 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,534 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,724 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,838 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,360 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,729 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,173 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,273 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,514 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,420 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,178 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,805 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,129 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,277 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,433 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,258 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,452 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,145 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,548 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,057 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,768 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,789 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,135 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,339 |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,012 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,526 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,698 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,900 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,306 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,494 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,488 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,190 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,359 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,017 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,455 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,776 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,710 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,688 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,533 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,411 |