Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 6 | #898 |
| 1887 | 8 | #722 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,106 |
| 1891 | 6 | #920 |
| 1895 | 10 | #730 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1898 | 7 | #958 |
| 1899 | 8 | #837 |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,019 |
| 1901 | 7 | #915 |
| 1902 | 14 | #604 |
| 1903 | 9 | #824 |
| 1904 | 14 | #635 |
| 1905 | 10 | #825 |
| 1906 | 12 | #739 |
| 1907 | 21 | #528 |
| 1908 | 30 | #446 |
| 1909 | 20 | #604 |
| 1910 | 23 | #612 |
| 1911 | 33 | #519 |
| 1912 | 76 | #454 |
| 1913 | 85 | #470 |
| 1914 | 127 | #426 |
| 1915 | 179 | #402 |
| 1916 | 220 | #369 |
| 1917 | 230 | #369 |
| 1918 | 268 | #355 |
| 1919 | 251 | #365 |
| 1920 | 314 | #328 |
| 1921 | 342 | #315 |
| 1922 | 328 | #316 |
| 1923 | 266 | #366 |
| 1924 | 337 | #312 |
| 1925 | 343 | #307 |
| 1926 | 368 | #296 |
| 1927 | 389 | #288 |
| 1928 | 307 | #320 |
| 1929 | 328 | #305 |
| 1930 | 333 | #311 |
| 1931 | 363 | #291 |
| 1932 | 314 | #309 |
| 1933 | 302 | #307 |
| 1934 | 283 | #323 |
| 1935 | 308 | #310 |
| 1936 | 274 | #329 |
| 1937 | 257 | #339 |
| 1938 | 284 | #332 |
| 1939 | 245 | #359 |
| 1940 | 249 | #364 |
| 1941 | 258 | #364 |
| 1942 | 217 | #419 |
| 1943 | 266 | #375 |
| 1944 | 208 | #420 |
| 1945 | 187 | #437 |
| 1946 | 207 | #442 |
| 1947 | 163 | #530 |
| 1948 | 155 | #534 |
| 1949 | 150 | #546 |
| 1950 | 175 | #507 |
| 1951 | 176 | #514 |
| 1952 | 156 | #562 |
| 1953 | 158 | #568 |
| 1954 | 151 | #602 |
| 1955 | 175 | #558 |
| 1956 | 150 | #621 |
| 1957 | 147 | #636 |
| 1958 | 156 | #617 |
| 1959 | 130 | #669 |
| 1960 | 105 | #755 |
| 1961 | 110 | #738 |
| 1962 | 95 | #784 |
| 1963 | 109 | #744 |
| 1964 | 95 | #777 |
| 1965 | 81 | #824 |
| 1966 | 87 | #782 |
| 1967 | 73 | #838 |
| 1968 | 65 | #895 |
| 1969 | 74 | #891 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,201 |
| 1971 | 65 | #1,013 |
| 1972 | 71 | #966 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,171 |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,096 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,237 |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,185 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,307 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,318 |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,403 |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,368 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,491 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,432 |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,525 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,568 |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,519 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,824 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,724 |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,518 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,447 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,800 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,881 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,285 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,990 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,663 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,080 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,168 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,659 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,084 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,983 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,162 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,998 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,398 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,415 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,471 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,883 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,500 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,793 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,986 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,975 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,319 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,489 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,989 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,035 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,283 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,284 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,967 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,407 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,346 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,513 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,492 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,092 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,701 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,284 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,083 |