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 | 18 | #418 |
| 1881 | 13 | #499 |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,043 |
| 1883 | 9 | #669 |
| 1884 | 9 | #686 |
| 1885 | 19 | #420 |
| 1886 | 10 | #629 |
| 1887 | 14 | #474 |
| 1888 | 12 | #595 |
| 1889 | 12 | #572 |
| 1890 | 12 | #587 |
| 1891 | 13 | #516 |
| 1892 | 17 | #491 |
| 1893 | 15 | #496 |
| 1894 | 22 | #405 |
| 1895 | 14 | #570 |
| 1896 | 14 | #579 |
| 1897 | 17 | #487 |
| 1898 | 22 | #426 |
| 1899 | 22 | #400 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,133 |
| 1901 | 8 | #829 |
| 1902 | 14 | #605 |
| 1903 | 12 | #685 |
| 1904 | 16 | #584 |
| 1905 | 19 | #542 |
| 1906 | 19 | #535 |
| 1907 | 13 | #766 |
| 1908 | 9 | #999 |
| 1909 | 14 | #792 |
| 1910 | 14 | #847 |
| 1911 | 19 | #748 |
| 1912 | 52 | #559 |
| 1913 | 65 | #537 |
| 1914 | 55 | #691 |
| 1915 | 80 | #649 |
| 1916 | 95 | #598 |
| 1917 | 97 | #606 |
| 1918 | 93 | #640 |
| 1919 | 80 | #700 |
| 1920 | 107 | #612 |
| 1921 | 115 | #594 |
| 1922 | 107 | #623 |
| 1923 | 89 | #686 |
| 1924 | 121 | #580 |
| 1925 | 82 | #716 |
| 1926 | 94 | #653 |
| 1927 | 83 | #715 |
| 1928 | 89 | #668 |
| 1929 | 79 | #698 |
| 1930 | 75 | #734 |
| 1931 | 69 | #749 |
| 1932 | 58 | #840 |
| 1933 | 62 | #778 |
| 1934 | 63 | #784 |
| 1935 | 51 | #890 |
| 1936 | 69 | #727 |
| 1937 | 61 | #792 |
| 1938 | 63 | #777 |
| 1939 | 67 | #737 |
| 1940 | 53 | #867 |
| 1941 | 61 | #809 |
| 1942 | 53 | #918 |
| 1943 | 68 | #801 |
| 1944 | 57 | #839 |
| 1945 | 54 | #858 |
| 1946 | 60 | #853 |
| 1947 | 56 | #952 |
| 1948 | 57 | #918 |
| 1949 | 55 | #939 |
| 1950 | 51 | #974 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,035 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,074 |
| 1953 | 57 | #953 |
| 1954 | 57 | #989 |
| 1955 | 49 | #1,082 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,200 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,180 |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,528 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,111 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,286 |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,202 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,256 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,418 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,227 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,473 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,317 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,557 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,631 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,483 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,647 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,814 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,805 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,292 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,250 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,334 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,912 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,982 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,446 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,211 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,693 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,466 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,926 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,384 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,480 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,269 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,374 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,037 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,334 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,720 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,414 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,211 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,702 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,897 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,501 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,546 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,564 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,452 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,494 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,932 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,223 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,423 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,586 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,657 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,421 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,797 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,159 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,936 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,852 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,155 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,133 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,031 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,898 |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,565 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,783 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,860 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,882 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,977 |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,904 |
| 2024 | 84 | #1,899 |