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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1895

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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 123 recorded years as a table

Francesca, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1895	30
1897	26
1903	31
1905	27
1906	27
1907	22
1908	15
1909	17
1910	20
1911	19
1912	32
1913	29
1914	26
1915	33
1916	16
1917	20
1918	15
1919	7
1920	19
1921	28
1922	12
1923	10
1924	12
1925	12
1926	16
1927	11
1928	11
1929	10
1930	5
1931	17
1932	6
1933	10
1934	11
1936	12
1937	9
1938	16
1939	14
1940	16
1941	13
1942	13
1943	15
1944	11
1945	16
1946	22
1947	25
1948	27
1949	38
1950	20
1951	27
1952	45
1953	52
1954	49
1955	55
1956	71
1957	48
1958	63
1959	77
1960	68
1961	58
1962	66
1963	66
1964	78
1965	61
1966	84
1967	90
1968	101
1969	92
1970	96
1971	116
1972	131
1973	145
1974	157
1975	133
1976	158
1977	172
1978	178
1979	179
1980	152
1981	161
1982	165
1983	181
1984	210
1985	237
1986	352
1987	328
1988	337
1989	248
1990	279
1991	300
1992	370
1993	351
1994	397
1995	412
1996	448
1997	442
1998	427
1999	426
2000	386
2001	402
2002	398
2003	391
2004	387
2005	386
2006	393
2007	354
2008	342
2009	363
2010	341
2011	338
2012	361
2013	411
2014	422
2015	417
2016	433
2017	429
2018	396
2019	382
2020	420
2021	452
2022	495
2023	512
2024	602
2025	612

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Rhode Island 6.7×
Connecticut 3.9×
New Jersey 3.8×
Massachusetts 2.8×
Illinois 2.5×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 984
Rank in 2025: #307
How rare: 1 in 1,633 girls
Since 1895: 35,331

Most popular in 2025, at 612 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 47% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Rhode Island	6.7×	28
Connecticut	3.9×	77
New Jersey	3.8×	235
Massachusetts	2.8×	117
Illinois	2.5×	194

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