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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

Fern, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	110
1881	109
1882	241
1883	169
1884	310
1885	331
1886	249
1887	473
1888	431
1889	577
1890	625
1891	669
1892	810
1893	888
1894	884
1895	788
1896	916
1897	1,012
1898	1,024
1899	996
1900	887
1901	907
1902	901
1903	1,054
1904	1,020
1905	936
1906	938
1907	866
1908	1,089
1909	994
1910	994
1911	1,040
1912	1,098
1913	1,116
1914	1,078
1915	1,194
1916	1,275
1917	1,166
1918	1,158
1919	1,045
1920	1,088
1921	1,052
1922	1,005
1923	969
1924	848
1925	802
1926	769
1927	709
1928	699
1929	608
1930	562
1931	536
1932	471
1933	503
1934	442
1935	409
1936	380
1937	344
1938	342
1939	298
1940	287
1941	249
1942	230
1943	215
1944	212
1945	199
1946	181
1947	144
1948	144
1949	139
1950	133
1951	139
1952	122
1953	136
1954	122
1955	110
1956	116
1957	91
1958	88
1959	101
1960	91
1961	81
1962	48
1963	57
1964	55
1965	48
1966	42
1967	42
1968	34
1969	29
1970	38
1971	25
1972	20
1973	23
1974	17
1975	15
1976	11
1977	13
1978	10
1979	17
1980	10
1981	17
1982	18
1983	10
1984	12
1985	8
1986	3
1987	5
1988	11
1989	8
1990	5
1991	5
1992	3
1993	4
1994	7
1995	7
1996	3
1997	6
1998	6
1999	7
2000	10
2001	5
2002	6
2003	7
2004	10
2005	10
2006	8
2007	5
2008	14
2009	14
2010	19
2011	19
2012	26
2013	26
2014	36
2015	48
2016	49
2017	50
2018	75
2019	64
2020	84
2021	86
2022	90
2023	98
2024	115
2025	116

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Oregon 8.5×
Washington 3.6×
Minnesota 3.6×
Michigan 2.7×
California 0.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 186
Rank in 2025: #1,219
How rare: 1 in 8,641 girls
Since 1880: 37,666

Most popular in 1916, at 1,275 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 140% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Oregon	8.5×	36
Washington	3.6×	34
Minnesota	3.6×	25
Michigan	2.7×	32
California	0.7×	38

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