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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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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 142 recorded years as a table

Hellen, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1883	45
1885	53
1886	83
1887	55
1888	28
1889	90
1890	53
1891	54
1892	66
1893	70
1894	76
1895	77
1896	76
1897	68
1898	66
1899	77
1900	60
1901	75
1902	76
1903	99
1904	87
1905	103
1906	112
1907	104
1908	63
1909	84
1910	141
1911	103
1912	116
1913	90
1914	96
1915	111
1916	102
1917	99
1918	131
1919	131
1920	146
1921	127
1922	142
1923	148
1924	156
1925	140
1926	140
1927	124
1928	140
1929	133
1930	128
1931	146
1932	130
1933	117
1934	111
1935	96
1936	95
1937	115
1938	101
1939	78
1940	85
1941	74
1942	68
1943	64
1944	69
1945	67
1946	61
1947	45
1948	44
1949	40
1950	37
1951	43
1952	29
1953	31
1954	26
1955	29
1956	28
1957	17
1958	19
1959	20
1960	18
1961	16
1962	19
1963	17
1964	17
1965	16
1966	12
1967	15
1968	15
1969	17
1970	12
1971	11
1972	14
1973	16
1974	13
1975	17
1976	10
1977	5
1978	15
1979	6
1980	12
1981	11
1982	10
1983	14
1984	10
1985	8
1986	9
1987	13
1988	11
1989	10
1990	9
1991	6
1992	12
1993	13
1994	15
1995	13
1996	12
1997	19
1998	14
1999	15
2000	20
2001	13
2002	14
2003	21
2004	22
2005	25
2006	34
2007	42
2008	34
2009	34
2010	28
2011	33
2012	44
2013	39
2014	29
2015	45
2016	51
2017	46
2018	45
2019	54
2020	51
2021	46
2022	54
2023	88
2024	78
2025	70

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 1.8×
Florida 1.4×
California 1.2×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 112
Rank in 2025: #1,796
How rare: 1 in 14,350 girls
Since 1883: 8,353

Most popular in 1924, at 156 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 55% per million girls born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.8×	69
Florida	1.4×	29
California	1.2×	48

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