FROM THE REGISTER — CRITICALLY LOW
REPORTED IN 2025: 8 BIRTHS — THE LINE IS 5
The Davis spelling. The record holds 34,897 of them, 1,736 in 1924 alone. In 2025 there were 8. The reporting line is five; below it, the record prints nothing at all. It has been under before — 2002 through 2006 — and climbed out.
| First reported | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Last reported | 2025 — 8 births |
| Peak | 1924 — 1,736 births |
| Total recorded, 1896–2025 | 34,897 |
| Years above the line | 116 of a possible 130 |
| Longest absence | 5 years (2002–2006) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.
Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.
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