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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 146 recorded years as a table

Ava, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	143
1881	196
1882	195
1883	258
1884	248
1885	135
1886	187
1887	247
1888	230
1889	247
1890	257
1891	221
1892	254
1893	216
1894	260
1895	231
1896	160
1897	179
1898	205
1899	189
1900	217
1901	192
1902	151
1903	210
1904	182
1905	182
1906	210
1907	173
1908	173
1909	141
1910	199
1911	206
1912	176
1913	179
1914	205
1915	174
1916	178
1917	166
1918	150
1919	141
1920	154
1921	144
1922	133
1923	143
1924	126
1925	135
1926	138
1927	118
1928	117
1929	121
1930	126
1931	128
1932	136
1933	118
1934	124
1935	104
1936	109
1937	107
1938	75
1939	82
1940	68
1941	74
1942	98
1943	78
1944	69
1945	61
1946	83
1947	112
1948	116
1949	140
1950	175
1951	213
1952	209
1953	246
1954	278
1955	260
1956	254
1957	211
1958	188
1959	167
1960	162
1961	130
1962	134
1963	142
1964	141
1965	129
1966	118
1967	107
1968	108
1969	101
1970	101
1971	97
1972	101
1973	74
1974	89
1975	87
1976	66
1977	67
1978	86
1979	82
1980	68
1981	74
1982	64
1983	64
1984	87
1985	78
1986	97
1987	101
1988	94
1989	95
1990	104
1991	126
1992	130
1993	158
1994	155
1995	159
1996	163
1997	208
1998	470
1999	685
2000	989
2001	1,410
2002	2,088
2003	3,437
2004	4,708
2005	7,363
2006	8,911
2007	9,390
2008	9,017
2009	8,642
2010	8,688
2011	8,822
2012	8,829
2013	8,703
2014	8,804
2015	9,196
2016	9,229
2017	9,277
2018	8,838
2019	8,669
2020	8,166
2021	7,845
2022	6,772
2023	6,068
2024	5,370
2025	4,811

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Wyoming 2.6×
Delaware 2.5×
Hawaii 2.5×
District of Columbia 2.4×
Rhode Island 2.3×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7,732
Rank in 2025: #11
How rare: 1 in 207 girls
Since 1880: 344,097

Most popular in 2007, at 9,390 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 48% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	2.6×	35
Delaware	2.5×	90
Hawaii	2.5×	90
District of Columbia	2.4×	85
Rhode Island	2.3×	92

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