Maximum Popularity by Year
Follow Maximum across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Maximum birth-count history
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Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 1,541 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Up 1,551 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 1,439 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Down 1,062 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 7 | #9,655 | Up 2,619 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Up 13 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 56 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 2,360 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Down 1,139 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 8 | #8,732 | Up 383 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 7 | #9,115 | Up 128 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 6 | #9,243 | Down 1,034 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Down 335 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 7 | #7,874 | Up 1,757 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | — |