FROM THE REGISTER — CRITICALLY LOW
REPORTED IN 2025: 5 BIRTHS — THE LINE IS 5
Lloyd minus one l. The record holds 22,436 of them, 623 in 1926 alone. In 2025 there were 5. The reporting line is five; below it, the record prints nothing at all.
| First reported | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Last reported | 2025 — 5 births |
| Peak | 1926 — 623 births |
| Total recorded, 1880–2025 | 22,436 |
| Years above the line | 143 of a possible 146 |
| Longest absence | 1 years (2007–2007) |
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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