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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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

Ester, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	65
1882	93
1883	80
1884	101
1885	83
1886	111
1887	75
1888	118
1889	101
1890	131
1891	108
1892	165
1893	169
1894	166
1895	175
1896	181
1897	218
1898	213
1899	189
1900	240
1901	209
1902	163
1903	168
1904	189
1905	291
1906	220
1907	261
1908	176
1909	199
1910	232
1911	241
1912	220
1913	194
1914	176
1915	190
1916	190
1917	162
1918	174
1919	212
1920	189
1921	205
1922	207
1923	191
1924	173
1925	231
1926	222
1927	184
1928	198
1929	185
1930	171
1931	168
1932	153
1933	146
1934	150
1935	151
1936	145
1937	155
1938	126
1939	114
1940	133
1941	116
1942	111
1943	112
1944	118
1945	97
1946	110
1947	96
1948	108
1949	101
1950	103
1951	79
1952	96
1953	96
1954	73
1955	81
1956	82
1957	73
1958	73
1959	73
1960	79
1961	72
1962	72
1963	73
1964	72
1965	67
1966	53
1967	54
1968	48
1969	50
1970	51
1971	64
1972	57
1973	49
1974	55
1975	43
1976	41
1977	42
1978	35
1979	46
1980	43
1981	47
1982	56
1983	43
1984	33
1985	37
1986	46
1987	34
1988	39
1989	44
1990	35
1991	43
1992	37
1993	38
1994	44
1995	43
1996	41
1997	44
1998	44
1999	51
2000	56
2001	44
2002	55
2003	53
2004	48
2005	64
2006	50
2007	54
2008	72
2009	50
2010	67
2011	69
2012	66
2013	70
2014	64
2015	63
2016	63
2017	75
2018	69
2019	74
2020	77
2021	88
2022	84
2023	99
2024	88
2025	83

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 2.2×
Florida 1.3×
Texas 1.1×
California 0.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 134
Rank in 2025: #1,570
How rare: 1 in 11,994 girls
Since 1881: 16,265

Most popular in 1905, at 291 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 33% per million girls born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	2.2×	47
Florida	1.3×	31
Texas	1.1×	47
California	0.7×	33

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