FROM THE REGISTER — CRITICALLY LOW
REPORTED IN 2025: 7 BIRTHS — THE LINE IS 5
Miss Ima Hogg's name. The record holds 6,806 of them, 232 in 1927 alone. In 2025 there were 7. The reporting line is five; below it, the record prints nothing at all. It has been under before — 1990 through 1997 — and climbed out.
| First reported | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Last reported | 2025 — 7 births |
| Peak | 1927 — 232 births |
| Total recorded, 1886–2025 | 6,806 |
| Years above the line | 104 of a possible 140 |
| Longest absence | 8 years (1990–1997) |
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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