Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 14% girls / 86% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 | #515 |
| 1881 | 7 | #755 |
| 1882 | 10 | #630 |
| 1883 | 20 | #391 |
| 1884 | 11 | #593 |
| 1885 | 10 | #626 |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,059 |
| 1887 | 12 | #534 |
| 1888 | 14 | #543 |
| 1889 | 9 | #706 |
| 1890 | 14 | #525 |
| 1891 | 11 | #579 |
| 1892 | 11 | #669 |
| 1893 | 26 | #355 |
| 1894 | 16 | #512 |
| 1895 | 25 | #387 |
| 1896 | 23 | #414 |
| 1897 | 21 | #420 |
| 1898 | 27 | #383 |
| 1899 | 27 | #350 |
| 1900 | 23 | #485 |
| 1901 | 26 | #368 |
| 1902 | 26 | #402 |
| 1903 | 31 | #349 |
| 1904 | 34 | #346 |
| 1905 | 35 | #352 |
| 1906 | 33 | #372 |
| 1907 | 33 | #393 |
| 1908 | 34 | #411 |
| 1909 | 42 | #368 |
| 1910 | 39 | #443 |
| 1911 | 57 | #369 |
| 1912 | 119 | #347 |
| 1913 | 136 | #358 |
| 1914 | 166 | #367 |
| 1915 | 261 | #326 |
| 1916 | 270 | #321 |
| 1917 | 257 | #347 |
| 1918 | 296 | #333 |
| 1919 | 279 | #339 |
| 1920 | 289 | #345 |
| 1921 | 283 | #359 |
| 1922 | 276 | #357 |
| 1923 | 278 | #354 |
| 1924 | 266 | #369 |
| 1925 | 292 | #340 |
| 1926 | 305 | #331 |
| 1927 | 284 | #343 |
| 1928 | 278 | #342 |
| 1929 | 269 | #342 |
| 1930 | 260 | #352 |
| 1931 | 257 | #341 |
| 1932 | 243 | #355 |
| 1933 | 207 | #377 |
| 1934 | 239 | #356 |
| 1935 | 188 | #398 |
| 1936 | 233 | #353 |
| 1937 | 221 | #366 |
| 1938 | 215 | #384 |
| 1939 | 235 | #372 |
| 1940 | 215 | #388 |
| 1941 | 210 | #401 |
| 1942 | 230 | #399 |
| 1943 | 242 | #392 |
| 1944 | 174 | #462 |
| 1945 | 171 | #454 |
| 1946 | 191 | #461 |
| 1947 | 194 | #481 |
| 1948 | 163 | #519 |
| 1949 | 151 | #542 |
| 1950 | 164 | #526 |
| 1951 | 149 | #563 |
| 1952 | 163 | #546 |
| 1953 | 149 | #591 |
| 1954 | 155 | #594 |
| 1955 | 148 | #612 |
| 1956 | 153 | #614 |
| 1957 | 149 | #630 |
| 1958 | 114 | #701 |
| 1959 | 102 | #755 |
| 1960 | 111 | #732 |
| 1961 | 102 | #766 |
| 1962 | 88 | #814 |
| 1963 | 94 | #788 |
| 1964 | 72 | #899 |
| 1965 | 69 | #889 |
| 1966 | 55 | #989 |
| 1967 | 62 | #922 |
| 1968 | 64 | #906 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,023 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,190 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,142 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,321 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,341 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,261 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,354 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,203 |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,331 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,268 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,311 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,336 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,472 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,802 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,505 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,788 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,106 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,402 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,965 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,164 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,962 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,749 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,081 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,416 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,111 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,032 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,651 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,537 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,394 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,661 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,929 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,210 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,920 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,068 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,828 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,102 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,286 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,676 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,546 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,965 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,952 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,331 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,421 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,692 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,359 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,944 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,450 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,708 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,362 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,006 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,518 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,667 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,554 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,408 |
| 2024 | 6 | #11,828 |