Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1918
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See the 80 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1946 | 7 |
| 1949 | 3 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1955 | 8 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 11 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 13 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 7 |
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 23 |
| 1965 | 25 |
| 1966 | 20 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 37 |
| 1970 | 43 |
| 1971 | 48 |
| 1972 | 38 |
| 1973 | 62 |
| 1974 | 65 |
| 1975 | 78 |
| 1976 | 98 |
| 1977 | 138 |
| 1978 | 168 |
| 1979 | 276 |
| 1980 | 639 |
| 1981 | 1,060 |
| 1982 | 1,013 |
| 1983 | 992 |
| 1984 | 1,292 |
| 1985 | 1,327 |
| 1986 | 1,444 |
| 1987 | 1,684 |
| 1988 | 2,132 |
| 1989 | 2,401 |
| 1990 | 3,185 |
| 1991 | 3,623 |
| 1992 | 4,224 |
| 1993 | 4,739 |
| 1994 | 5,967 |
| 1995 | 6,185 |
| 1996 | 5,873 |
| 1997 | 5,941 |
| 1998 | 5,782 |
| 1999 | 5,416 |
| 2000 | 5,232 |
| 2001 | 4,851 |
| 2002 | 4,693 |
| 2003 | 4,339 |
| 2004 | 3,973 |
| 2005 | 3,652 |
| 2006 | 3,416 |
| 2007 | 2,947 |
| 2008 | 2,820 |
| 2009 | 2,510 |
| 2010 | 2,294 |
| 2011 | 2,087 |
| 2012 | 1,932 |
| 2013 | 1,776 |
| 2014 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 1,506 |
| 2016 | 1,320 |
| 2017 | 1,117 |
| 2018 | 1,034 |
| 2019 | 984 |
| 2020 | 922 |
| 2021 | 882 |
| 2022 | 843 |
| 2023 | 778 |
| 2024 | 706 |
| 2025 | 608 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New Hampshire 4.7×
- Connecticut 2.5×
- Massachusetts 2.1×
- Oregon 1.8×
- Michigan 1.7×
More like it
More like Morgan
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 977
- Rank in 2025
- #312
- How rare
- 1 in 1,645 girls
- Since 1918
- 223,626
Most popular in 1995, at 6,185 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 60% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 4.7× | 37 |
| Connecticut | 2.5× | 59 |
| Massachusetts | 2.1× | 104 |
| Oregon | 1.8× | 48 |
| Michigan | 1.7× | 130 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.