Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 32% girls / 68% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 17 | #437 |
| 1881 | 13 | #498 |
| 1882 | 13 | #530 |
| 1883 | 23 | #349 |
| 1884 | 19 | #424 |
| 1885 | 26 | #337 |
| 1886 | 22 | #376 |
| 1887 | 24 | #338 |
| 1888 | 15 | #518 |
| 1889 | 35 | #287 |
| 1890 | 26 | #346 |
| 1891 | 34 | #281 |
| 1892 | 38 | #302 |
| 1893 | 27 | #344 |
| 1894 | 38 | #286 |
| 1895 | 46 | #265 |
| 1896 | 44 | #277 |
| 1897 | 34 | #318 |
| 1898 | 49 | #254 |
| 1899 | 42 | #264 |
| 1900 | 54 | #283 |
| 1901 | 52 | #239 |
| 1902 | 58 | #245 |
| 1903 | 69 | #216 |
| 1904 | 53 | #263 |
| 1905 | 59 | #256 |
| 1906 | 72 | #230 |
| 1907 | 82 | #226 |
| 1908 | 76 | #244 |
| 1909 | 76 | #256 |
| 1910 | 100 | #235 |
| 1911 | 115 | #236 |
| 1912 | 268 | #207 |
| 1913 | 331 | #202 |
| 1914 | 415 | #201 |
| 1915 | 595 | #186 |
| 1916 | 604 | #191 |
| 1917 | 701 | #178 |
| 1918 | 795 | #170 |
| 1919 | 721 | #182 |
| 1920 | 819 | #171 |
| 1921 | 833 | #173 |
| 1922 | 835 | #172 |
| 1923 | 775 | #180 |
| 1924 | 782 | #184 |
| 1925 | 836 | #175 |
| 1926 | 787 | #180 |
| 1927 | 808 | #179 |
| 1928 | 764 | #186 |
| 1929 | 731 | #188 |
| 1930 | 711 | #196 |
| 1931 | 662 | #198 |
| 1932 | 593 | #211 |
| 1933 | 573 | #204 |
| 1934 | 599 | #207 |
| 1935 | 521 | #226 |
| 1936 | 568 | #209 |
| 1937 | 519 | #229 |
| 1938 | 525 | #228 |
| 1939 | 529 | #225 |
| 1940 | 467 | #254 |
| 1941 | 482 | #254 |
| 1942 | 442 | #288 |
| 1943 | 448 | #290 |
| 1944 | 391 | #305 |
| 1945 | 373 | #307 |
| 1946 | 406 | #319 |
| 1947 | 392 | #345 |
| 1948 | 432 | #322 |
| 1949 | 354 | #357 |
| 1950 | 395 | #339 |
| 1951 | 368 | #360 |
| 1952 | 340 | #367 |
| 1953 | 325 | #388 |
| 1954 | 307 | #410 |
| 1955 | 289 | #431 |
| 1956 | 292 | #441 |
| 1957 | 255 | #489 |
| 1958 | 232 | #506 |
| 1959 | 227 | #523 |
| 1960 | 176 | #590 |
| 1961 | 176 | #597 |
| 1962 | 180 | #582 |
| 1963 | 187 | #582 |
| 1964 | 166 | #609 |
| 1965 | 159 | #608 |
| 1966 | 121 | #676 |
| 1967 | 91 | #765 |
| 1968 | 136 | #649 |
| 1969 | 111 | #745 |
| 1970 | 131 | #720 |
| 1971 | 157 | #657 |
| 1972 | 111 | #756 |
| 1973 | 93 | #828 |
| 1974 | 79 | #918 |
| 1975 | 73 | #963 |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,034 |
| 1977 | 80 | #960 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,143 |
| 1979 | 80 | #1,000 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,196 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,120 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,115 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,310 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,406 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,778 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,627 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,543 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,394 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,197 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,273 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,284 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,275 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,822 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,279 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,723 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,797 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,664 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,451 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,267 |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,038 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,619 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,922 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,210 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,763 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,860 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,350 |
| 2008 | 19 | #5,005 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,534 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,466 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,122 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,637 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,556 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,901 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,650 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,233 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,872 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,441 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,589 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,465 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,586 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,055 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,157 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,640 |