Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 25% girls / 75% boys
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 476 | #34 |
| 1881 | 498 | #30 |
| 1882 | 541 | #31 |
| 1883 | 474 | #34 |
| 1884 | 578 | #31 |
| 1885 | 614 | #29 |
| 1886 | 641 | #28 |
| 1887 | 590 | #27 |
| 1888 | 786 | #24 |
| 1889 | 708 | #26 |
| 1890 | 758 | #23 |
| 1891 | 739 | #21 |
| 1892 | 948 | #19 |
| 1893 | 882 | #19 |
| 1894 | 986 | #19 |
| 1895 | 1,071 | #18 |
| 1896 | 1,092 | #18 |
| 1897 | 1,151 | #18 |
| 1898 | 1,134 | #18 |
| 1899 | 1,088 | #18 |
| 1900 | 2,113 | #14 |
| 1901 | 1,294 | #16 |
| 1902 | 1,565 | #14 |
| 1903 | 1,454 | #14 |
| 1904 | 1,675 | #14 |
| 1905 | 1,782 | #13 |
| 1906 | 1,756 | #13 |
| 1907 | 1,968 | #13 |
| 1908 | 1,964 | #13 |
| 1909 | 2,175 | #13 |
| 1910 | 2,897 | #11 |
| 1911 | 2,492 | #14 |
| 1912 | 3,508 | #22 |
| 1913 | 3,760 | #24 |
| 1914 | 4,709 | #25 |
| 1915 | 5,434 | #30 |
| 1916 | 5,660 | #30 |
| 1917 | 5,751 | #31 |
| 1918 | 6,537 | #29 |
| 1919 | 6,942 | #23 |
| 1920 | 6,887 | #29 |
| 1921 | 6,491 | #34 |
| 1922 | 6,904 | #28 |
| 1923 | 6,665 | #30 |
| 1924 | 6,700 | #30 |
| 1925 | 7,124 | #27 |
| 1926 | 6,820 | #28 |
| 1927 | 6,969 | #27 |
| 1928 | 6,817 | #29 |
| 1929 | 6,616 | #29 |
| 1930 | 6,667 | #29 |
| 1931 | 5,963 | #31 |
| 1932 | 6,549 | #31 |
| 1933 | 5,982 | #32 |
| 1934 | 6,348 | #30 |
| 1935 | 6,327 | #30 |
| 1936 | 6,011 | #32 |
| 1937 | 6,231 | #32 |
| 1938 | 6,080 | #34 |
| 1939 | 6,309 | #33 |
| 1940 | 6,175 | #35 |
| 1941 | 6,528 | #36 |
| 1942 | 7,092 | #37 |
| 1943 | 7,180 | #36 |
| 1944 | 7,194 | #31 |
| 1945 | 7,029 | #31 |
| 1946 | 7,339 | #40 |
| 1947 | 7,995 | #42 |
| 1948 | 7,970 | #40 |
| 1949 | 7,917 | #41 |
| 1950 | 7,720 | #42 |
| 1951 | 7,224 | #45 |
| 1952 | 7,196 | #48 |
| 1953 | 7,057 | #49 |
| 1954 | 6,831 | #53 |
| 1955 | 6,628 | #54 |
| 1956 | 6,528 | #58 |
| 1957 | 6,212 | #63 |
| 1958 | 5,690 | #70 |
| 1959 | 5,375 | #78 |
| 1960 | 5,240 | #81 |
| 1961 | 4,788 | #86 |
| 1962 | 4,544 | #89 |
| 1963 | 4,190 | #93 |
| 1964 | 4,148 | #91 |
| 1965 | 3,808 | #93 |
| 1966 | 3,544 | #93 |
| 1967 | 3,392 | #92 |
| 1968 | 3,108 | #96 |
| 1969 | 3,049 | #101 |
| 1970 | 3,138 | #103 |
| 1971 | 2,862 | #115 |
| 1972 | 2,596 | #109 |
| 1973 | 2,391 | #109 |
| 1974 | 2,223 | #119 |
| 1975 | 2,174 | #118 |
| 1976 | 2,132 | #121 |
| 1977 | 2,163 | #124 |
| 1978 | 2,135 | #121 |
| 1979 | 2,153 | #125 |
| 1980 | 2,168 | #130 |
| 1981 | 1,966 | #141 |
| 1982 | 1,959 | #144 |
| 1983 | 1,763 | #156 |
| 1984 | 1,606 | #166 |
| 1985 | 1,574 | #171 |
| 1986 | 1,490 | #178 |
| 1987 | 1,479 | #186 |
| 1988 | 1,427 | #191 |
| 1989 | 1,460 | #202 |
| 1990 | 1,377 | #222 |
| 1991 | 1,319 | #224 |
| 1992 | 1,212 | #237 |
| 1993 | 1,062 | #272 |
| 1994 | 940 | #292 |
| 1995 | 824 | #319 |
| 1996 | 800 | #328 |
| 1997 | 774 | #335 |
| 1998 | 739 | #354 |
| 1999 | 668 | #385 |
| 2000 | 610 | #407 |
| 2001 | 608 | #413 |
| 2002 | 569 | #438 |
| 2003 | 558 | #453 |
| 2004 | 492 | #498 |
| 2005 | 481 | #512 |
| 2006 | 507 | #511 |
| 2007 | 470 | #548 |
| 2008 | 460 | #566 |
| 2009 | 400 | #625 |
| 2010 | 388 | #628 |
| 2011 | 390 | #615 |
| 2012 | 369 | #647 |
| 2013 | 332 | #708 |
| 2014 | 331 | #725 |
| 2015 | 307 | #774 |
| 2016 | 294 | #797 |
| 2017 | 285 | #803 |
| 2018 | 226 | #932 |
| 2019 | 207 | #1,011 |
| 2020 | 215 | #995 |
| 2021 | 161 | #1,205 |
| 2022 | 176 | #1,167 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,326 |
| 2024 | 137 | #1,375 |