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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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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 141 recorded years as a table

Nova, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1885	90
1886	48
1887	41
1888	84
1889	67
1890	79
1891	70
1892	94
1893	42
1894	81
1895	86
1896	101
1897	77
1898	116
1899	86
1900	97
1901	96
1902	68
1903	80
1904	87
1905	103
1906	91
1907	100
1908	108
1909	112
1910	81
1911	86
1912	97
1913	94
1914	62
1915	70
1916	78
1917	79
1918	68
1919	77
1920	93
1921	74
1922	72
1923	66
1924	71
1925	77
1926	63
1927	65
1928	73
1929	93
1930	67
1931	70
1932	68
1933	58
1934	75
1935	69
1936	54
1937	50
1938	62
1939	45
1940	38
1941	29
1942	31
1943	28
1944	22
1945	21
1946	21
1947	19
1948	26
1949	25
1950	17
1951	18
1952	18
1953	13
1954	14
1955	20
1956	15
1957	13
1958	9
1959	10
1960	17
1961	11
1962	25
1963	37
1964	26
1965	20
1966	22
1967	21
1968	18
1969	21
1970	29
1971	28
1972	38
1973	33
1974	36
1975	39
1976	44
1977	55
1978	37
1979	44
1980	40
1981	32
1982	30
1983	22
1984	21
1985	22
1986	15
1987	12
1988	11
1989	9
1990	13
1991	11
1992	6
1993	12
1994	11
1995	13
1996	14
1997	22
1998	31
1999	31
2000	36
2001	48
2002	51
2003	54
2004	62
2005	56
2006	56
2007	76
2008	94
2009	126
2010	123
2011	168
2012	263
2013	323
2014	636
2015	857
2016	1,290
2017	1,771
2018	2,454
2019	2,581
2020	3,097
2021	3,397
2022	3,614
2023	3,292
2024	3,130
2025	2,897

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Delaware 3.0×
Mississippi 2.4×
West Virginia 2.2×
Hawaii 2.2×
Montana 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,657
Rank in 2025: #46
How rare: 1 in 345 girls
Since 1885: 55,783

Most popular in 2022, at 3,614 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 238% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Delaware	3.0×	62
Mississippi	2.4×	204
West Virginia	2.2×	105
Hawaii	2.2×	45
Montana	2.1×	53

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