<P> Infant circumcision was taken up in the United Kingdom , the United States , Australia , New Zealand , and the English - speaking parts of Canada . Although it is difficult to determine historical circumcision rates , one estimate of infant circumcision rates in the United States holds that 30 % of newborn American boys were being circumcised in 1900 , 55 % in 1925 , and 72 % in 1950 . </P>
<P> Infant circumcision was taken up in the United Kingdom , the United States , Australia , New Zealand , and the English - speaking parts of Canada . Although it is difficult to determine historical circumcision rates , one estimate of infant circumcision rates in the United States holds that 30 % of newborn American boys were being circumcised in 1900 , 55 % in 1925 , and 72 % in 1950 . </P>
when did circumcision become common in the united states
when did circumcision become common in the united states
1925
1925