Gen Popularity by Year
Follow Gen across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Gen birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 583 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 2,080 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 6 | #9,392 | Down 1,183 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Up 1,056 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 2,273 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Up 1,125 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 1,166 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 5 | #6,951 | Down 1,390 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 6 | #5,561 | Down 93 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 241 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 823 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 5 | #4,404 | — |
| 1959 | Girls | 6 | #5,566 | Down 1,132 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 6 | #4,434 | — |