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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 5 | #1,532 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,920 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,251 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,298 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,377 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,031 |
| 1916 | 32 | #1,169 |
| 1917 | 54 | #868 |
| 1918 | 53 | #914 |
| 1919 | 51 | #946 |
| 1920 | 66 | #832 |
| 1921 | 57 | #934 |
| 1922 | 72 | #793 |
| 1923 | 74 | #766 |
| 1924 | 73 | #791 |
| 1925 | 79 | #735 |
| 1926 | 87 | #682 |
| 1927 | 114 | #580 |
| 1928 | 97 | #626 |
| 1929 | 93 | #637 |
| 1930 | 137 | #510 |
| 1931 | 128 | #509 |
| 1932 | 109 | #569 |
| 1933 | 105 | #561 |
| 1934 | 114 | #553 |
| 1935 | 105 | #564 |
| 1936 | 103 | #569 |
| 1937 | 103 | #569 |
| 1938 | 110 | #558 |
| 1939 | 81 | #662 |
| 1940 | 89 | #634 |
| 1941 | 80 | #688 |
| 1942 | 75 | #744 |
| 1943 | 70 | #784 |
| 1944 | 57 | #838 |
| 1945 | 57 | #835 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,008 |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,184 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,017 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,176 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,099 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,091 |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,179 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,349 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,354 |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,476 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,064 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,704 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,819 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,652 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,093 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,047 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,938 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,091 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,170 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,733 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,834 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,684 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,638 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,726 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,231 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,063 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,227 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,501 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,539 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,690 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,546 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,667 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,099 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,038 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,022 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,330 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,266 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,913 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,671 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,607 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,553 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,691 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,376 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,662 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,707 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,665 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,390 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,666 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,493 |