Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1916
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See the 52 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1980 | 34 |
| 1981 | 50 |
| 1982 | 65 |
| 1983 | 91 |
| 1984 | 159 |
| 1985 | 180 |
| 1986 | 291 |
| 1987 | 351 |
| 1988 | 529 |
| 1989 | 570 |
| 1990 | 664 |
| 1991 | 765 |
| 1992 | 938 |
| 1993 | 1,180 |
| 1994 | 1,317 |
| 1995 | 1,983 |
| 1996 | 2,391 |
| 1997 | 2,886 |
| 1998 | 2,942 |
| 1999 | 2,711 |
| 2000 | 2,560 |
| 2001 | 2,410 |
| 2002 | 2,038 |
| 2003 | 1,897 |
| 2004 | 1,802 |
| 2005 | 1,619 |
| 2006 | 1,567 |
| 2007 | 2,046 |
| 2008 | 2,066 |
| 2009 | 1,983 |
| 2010 | 2,024 |
| 2011 | 1,886 |
| 2012 | 1,941 |
| 2013 | 1,720 |
| 2014 | 1,652 |
| 2015 | 1,598 |
| 2016 | 1,530 |
| 2017 | 1,409 |
| 2018 | 1,282 |
| 2019 | 1,084 |
| 2020 | 1,033 |
| 2021 | 1,082 |
| 2022 | 1,005 |
| 2023 | 1,049 |
| 2024 | 1,020 |
| 2025 | 900 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New Hampshire 3.9×
- West Virginia 2.9×
- South Carolina 2.2×
- Kentucky 2.2×
- Mississippi 2.0×
More like it
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The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 1,446
- Rank in 2025
- #208
- How rare
- 1 in 1,111 girls
- Since 1916
- 110,806
Most popular in 1998, at 2,942 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 3.9× | 43 |
| West Virginia | 2.9× | 44 |
| South Carolina | 2.2× | 117 |
| Kentucky | 2.2× | 111 |
| Mississippi | 2.0× | 55 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.