Oral Popularity by Year
Follow Oral across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Oral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | Up 975 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 1,291 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 2,297 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Up 670 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 1,510 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 8 | #6,128 | Up 2,108 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 5 | #8,236 | Down 1,058 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 1,427 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 7 | #5,751 | Up 772 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 2,308 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Up 1,269 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Up 901 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 1,982 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Up 656 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Down 895 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 8 | #4,164 | Up 1,423 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 2,341 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 11 | #3,246 | Down 233 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 11 | #3,013 | Up 1,973 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 1,328 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Down 587 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 10 | #3,071 | Up 243 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Down 579 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 10 | #2,735 | Down 265 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 11 | #2,470 | Up 314 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 9 | #2,784 | Down 866 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 17 | #1,918 | Up 491 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 12 | #2,409 | Down 452 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 17 | #1,957 | Down 244 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 22 | #1,713 | Down 217 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 29 | #1,496 | Up 196 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 23 | #1,692 | Down 170 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 27 | #1,522 | Down 201 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 34 | #1,321 | Up 136 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 29 | #1,457 | Down 386 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 50 | #1,071 | Down 69 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 56 | #1,002 | Up 50 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 50 | #1,052 | Up 137 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 39 | #1,189 | Up 38 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 5 | #5,673 | Down 840 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 36 | #1,227 | Up 117 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 30 | #1,344 | Up 120 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 6 | #4,833 | Up 411 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 25 | #1,464 | Down 30 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 26 | #1,434 | Up 177 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 5 | #5,244 | Up 51 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 21 | #1,611 | Up 35 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 21 | #1,646 | Down 137 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 5 | #5,295 | Down 1,099 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 22 | #1,509 | Up 27 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 19 | #1,536 | Down 11 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 20 | #1,525 | Up 52 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 20 | #1,577 | Down 156 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 6 | #4,196 | Up 146 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 24 | #1,421 | Down 10 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 23 | #1,411 | Down 136 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 28 | #1,275 | Up 257 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 19 | #1,532 | Down 56 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 21 | #1,476 | Down 104 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 5 | #4,342 | Down 542 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 24 | #1,372 | Down 344 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 6 | #3,800 | Down 697 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 38 | #1,028 | Up 50 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 8 | #3,103 | Up 1,101 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 36 | #1,078 | Down 40 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 5 | #4,204 | Up 207 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 39 | #1,038 | Down 10 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 39 | #1,028 | Up 129 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 34 | #1,157 | Down 142 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 5 | #4,411 | Down 1,490 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 43 | #1,015 | Up 22 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 44 | #1,037 | Down 54 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 47 | #983 | Down 92 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 10 | #2,921 | Up 243 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 56 | #891 | Down 19 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 9 | #3,164 | Up 120 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 60 | #872 | Up 18 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 9 | #3,284 | Up 1,567 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 57 | #890 | Down 55 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 5 | #4,851 | Down 2,234 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 63 | #835 | Down 76 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 13 | #2,617 | Up 527 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 77 | #759 | Up 233 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 10 | #3,144 | Up 206 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 49 | #992 | Down 270 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 9 | #3,350 | Down 1,241 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 82 | #722 | Up 15 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 18 | #2,109 | Up 400 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 80 | #737 | Down 32 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 14 | #2,509 | Down 801 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 84 | #705 | Down 1 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 24 | #1,708 | Down 143 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 79 | #704 | Up 57 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 26 | #1,565 | Up 398 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 72 | #761 | Down 164 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 19 | #1,963 | Down 411 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 99 | #597 | Up 44 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 24 | #1,552 | Down 172 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 83 | #641 | Down 4 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 28 | #1,380 | Up 191 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 83 | #637 | Up 50 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 22 | #1,571 | Up 554 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 55 | #687 | Down 6 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 11 | #2,125 | Down 359 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 44 | #681 | Up 11 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 12 | #1,766 | Down 146 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 38 | #692 | Down 25 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 12 | #1,620 | Up 172 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 22 | #667 | Down 46 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 8 | #1,792 | Up 143 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 22 | #621 | Up 15 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 7 | #1,935 | Down 328 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 18 | #636 | Up 76 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 8 | #1,607 | Down 346 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 14 | #712 | Up 23 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 11 | #1,261 | Up 560 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 13 | #735 | Down 95 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 6 | #1,821 | Down 819 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 14 | #640 | Down 48 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 14 | #1,002 | Up 536 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 16 | #592 | Up 55 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 7 | #1,538 | Down 98 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 13 | #647 | Up 263 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Down 223 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 7 | #1,440 | Down 120 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 11 | #687 | Up 171 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 8 | #1,320 | Up 146 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Down 209 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 6 | #1,466 | Down 413 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 15 | #649 | Up 12 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 13 | #1,053 | Up 449 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 10 | #661 | Down 138 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 16 | #523 | Up 202 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 6 | #1,502 | Down 552 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 9 | #725 | Up 53 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 9 | #778 | Down 199 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 12 | #950 | Up 476 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 13 | #579 | Down 99 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 6 | #1,426 | Down 73 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 17 | #480 | Up 170 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 6 | #1,353 | Down 452 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 10 | #650 | Down 192 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 11 | #901 | Up 57 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 18 | #458 | Up 242 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 10 | #958 | Up 135 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 8 | #700 | Down 134 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 7 | #1,093 | Up 186 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 12 | #566 | Up 107 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 9 | #673 | Down 64 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 5 | #1,279 | Down 3 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 11 | #609 | Up 38 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 5 | #1,276 | Down 240 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 6 | #1,036 | Down 43 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 9 | #647 | Down 77 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 6 | #993 | — |
| 1884 | Boys | 11 | #570 | Up 322 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 5 | #892 | Down 210 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 8 | #682 | — |