Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1972
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See the 53 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 39 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 59 |
| 2012 | 61 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 88 |
| 2015 | 188 |
| 2016 | 200 |
| 2017 | 230 |
| 2018 | 248 |
| 2019 | 315 |
| 2020 | 321 |
| 2021 | 364 |
| 2022 | 353 |
| 2023 | 343 |
| 2024 | 364 |
| 2025 | 484 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- North Dakota 9.7×
- South Dakota 7.4×
- Iowa 4.8×
- Nebraska 4.7×
- Kansas 3.6×
More like it
More like Briar
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 778
- Rank in 2025
- #400
- How rare
- 1 in 2,065 girls
- Since 1972
- 7,002
Most popular in 2025, at 484 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 157% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 9.7× | 30 |
| South Dakota | 7.4× | 26 |
| Iowa | 4.8× | 67 |
| Nebraska | 4.7× | 40 |
| Kansas | 3.6× | 50 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.