General Popularity by Year
Follow General across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 7 | #9,894 | Down 2,605 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 11 | #7,289 | Up 2,534 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 7 | #9,823 | Down 109 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Down 3,418 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 13 | #6,296 | Up 877 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 11 | #7,173 | Up 3,587 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 6 | #10,760 | Down 3,665 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 11 | #7,095 | Down 746 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 13 | #6,349 | Down 25 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 13 | #6,324 | Up 1,238 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 10 | #7,562 | Down 2,391 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 17 | #5,171 | Up 2,987 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Down 2,483 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 15 | #5,675 | Up 3,128 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 8 | #8,803 | Up 182 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 8 | #8,985 | Down 1,287 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 10 | #7,698 | Up 475 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 559 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 8 | #8,732 | Down 433 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 8 | #8,299 | Down 1,323 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 10 | #6,976 | Up 1,480 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Down 920 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 8 | #7,536 | Down 697 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 9 | #6,839 | Up 3,073 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 2,631 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 7 | #7,281 | Up 1,734 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 5 | #9,015 | Down 2,608 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 8 | #6,407 | Down 35 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 8 | #6,372 | Down 1,925 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 13 | #4,447 | Up 1,681 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 8 | #6,128 | Up 391 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 2,352 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 13 | #4,167 | Up 619 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 9 | #4,786 | Down 213 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 9 | #4,573 | Up 1,353 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 6 | #5,926 | Down 779 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Down 1,446 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 11 | #3,701 | Up 798 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 8 | #4,499 | Down 265 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 9 | #4,234 | Up 2,028 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 5 | #6,262 | Down 1,767 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Down 1,327 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 13 | #3,168 | Up 47 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 12 | #3,215 | Up 171 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 11 | #3,386 | Up 626 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 8 | #4,012 | Up 297 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Down 1,951 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 17 | #2,358 | Up 155 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 15 | #2,513 | Down 95 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 15 | #2,418 | Up 46 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 15 | #2,464 | Up 157 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 13 | #2,621 | Down 707 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 19 | #1,914 | Up 286 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 14 | #2,200 | Down 61 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 14 | #2,139 | Down 455 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 21 | #1,684 | Up 303 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 16 | #1,987 | Down 87 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 18 | #1,900 | Down 156 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 21 | #1,744 | Up 13 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 21 | #1,757 | Up 313 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 16 | #2,070 | Down 298 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 21 | #1,772 | Up 202 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 17 | #1,974 | Down 250 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 21 | #1,724 | Down 90 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 24 | #1,634 | Up 42 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 22 | #1,676 | Down 65 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 23 | #1,611 | Down 319 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 34 | #1,292 | Down 122 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 40 | #1,170 | Up 291 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 27 | #1,461 | Down 311 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 39 | #1,150 | Down 64 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 42 | #1,086 | Up 77 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 37 | #1,163 | Down 116 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 45 | #1,047 | Up 34 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 45 | #1,081 | Down 114 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 48 | #967 | Down 103 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 52 | #864 | Up 100 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 45 | #964 | Down 108 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 60 | #856 | Up 44 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 54 | #900 | Up 229 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 34 | #1,129 | Down 267 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 53 | #862 | Up 69 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 45 | #931 | Down 34 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 49 | #897 | Up 70 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 42 | #967 | Down 106 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 50 | #861 | Up 20 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 51 | #881 | Down 73 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 59 | #808 | Down 20 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 60 | #788 | Up 114 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 51 | #902 | Down 23 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 53 | #879 | Up 142 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 45 | #1,021 | Down 11 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 45 | #1,010 | Down 127 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 57 | #883 | Down 161 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 81 | #722 | Up 103 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 64 | #825 | Up 10 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 63 | #835 | Up 90 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 57 | #925 | Down 134 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 70 | #791 | Down 49 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 79 | #742 | Down 65 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 91 | #677 | Down 10 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 91 | #667 | Down 59 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 99 | #608 | Down 12 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 105 | #596 | Up 68 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 81 | #664 | Up 107 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 63 | #771 | Up 5 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 60 | #776 | Up 60 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 41 | #836 | Down 91 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 39 | #745 | Down 64 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 39 | #681 | Up 143 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 16 | #824 | Down 332 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 32 | #492 | Down 56 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 33 | #436 | Up 39 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 27 | #475 | Down 3 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 24 | #472 | Up 51 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 19 | #523 | Down 71 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 24 | #452 | Down 8 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 23 | #444 | Up 132 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 15 | #576 | Down 40 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 16 | #536 | Down 30 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 15 | #506 | Down 121 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 33 | #385 | Down 49 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 28 | #336 | Down 29 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 38 | #307 | Up 152 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 18 | #459 | Down 144 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 35 | #315 | Up 122 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 20 | #437 | Down 79 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 26 | #358 | Down 35 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 29 | #323 | Down 3 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 33 | #320 | Up 5 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 27 | #325 | Up 33 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 24 | #358 | Down 70 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 34 | #288 | Up 36 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 31 | #324 | Down 3 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 27 | #321 | Up 36 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 23 | #357 | Down 80 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 36 | #277 | Up 75 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 25 | #352 | Down 21 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 25 | #331 | Down 33 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 33 | #298 | Up 34 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 24 | #332 | Down 41 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 32 | #291 | — |