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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1955

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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 65 recorded years as a table

Kaia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1955	3
1957	3
1959	4
1960	4
1961	3
1965	5
1967	5
1968	4
1969	4
1970	6
1971	5
1972	11
1973	8
1974	10
1975	14
1976	11
1977	14
1978	16
1979	14
1980	12
1981	11
1982	13
1983	10
1984	13
1985	9
1986	13
1987	10
1988	15
1989	16
1990	17
1991	24
1992	20
1993	22
1994	21
1995	30
1996	31
1997	40
1998	46
1999	82
2000	133
2001	143
2002	247
2003	238
2004	210
2005	217
2006	215
2007	242
2008	244
2009	277
2010	302
2011	273
2012	296
2013	266
2014	317
2015	397
2016	500
2017	575
2018	627
2019	605
2020	666
2021	795
2022	814
2023	1,005
2024	1,037
2025	1,007

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Hawaii 14.4×
Washington 2.3×
New Mexico 2.1×
California 2.0×
Nevada 1.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,618
Rank in 2025: #193
How rare: 1 in 993 girls
Since 1955: 20,909

Most popular in 2024, at 1,037 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 154% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	14.4×	97
Washington	2.3×	203
New Mexico	2.1×	30
California	2.0×	1,013
Nevada	1.9×	52

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