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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 145 recorded years as a table

Aurora, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	66
1881	65
1882	74
1883	89
1884	85
1886	62
1887	103
1888	73
1889	39
1890	42
1891	81
1892	75
1893	94
1894	63
1895	64
1896	109
1897	68
1898	54
1899	73
1900	70
1901	104
1902	72
1903	107
1904	113
1905	147
1906	119
1907	166
1908	138
1909	153
1910	154
1911	158
1912	183
1913	144
1914	140
1915	149
1916	174
1917	171
1918	195
1919	197
1920	229
1921	267
1922	234
1923	280
1924	286
1925	280
1926	276
1927	303
1928	313
1929	311
1930	289
1931	242
1932	240
1933	209
1934	203
1935	187
1936	186
1937	166
1938	172
1939	162
1940	135
1941	142
1942	165
1943	163
1944	153
1945	163
1946	134
1947	139
1948	117
1949	106
1950	127
1951	105
1952	107
1953	99
1954	86
1955	92
1956	86
1957	79
1958	75
1959	77
1960	88
1961	74
1962	87
1963	80
1964	82
1965	101
1966	103
1967	99
1968	96
1969	78
1970	94
1971	106
1972	102
1973	121
1974	119
1975	122
1976	126
1977	121
1978	109
1979	121
1980	125
1981	126
1982	144
1983	105
1984	121
1985	121
1986	126
1987	146
1988	133
1989	148
1990	154
1991	143
1992	174
1993	202
1994	178
1995	184
1996	203
1997	247
1998	285
1999	293
2000	307
2001	380
2002	370
2003	443
2004	539
2005	516
2006	562
2007	556
2008	621
2009	811
2010	861
2011	983
2012	1,082
2013	1,216
2014	1,541
2015	2,047
2016	2,261
2017	2,673
2018	2,839
2019	2,983
2020	3,251
2021	3,369
2022	3,660
2023	3,790
2024	4,293
2025	4,396

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Wyoming 4.8×
Alaska 4.1×
Vermont 2.7×
North Dakota 2.6×
Hawaii 2.5×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7,065
Rank in 2025: #15
How rare: 1 in 227 girls
Since 1880: 99,113

Most popular in 2025, at 4,396 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 115% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	4.8×	50
Alaska	4.1×	84
Vermont	2.7×	31
North Dakota	2.6×	83
Hawaii	2.5×	69

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.