October · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1969

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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 43 recorded years as a table

October, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1969	3
1974	3
1976	11
1977	14
1978	5
1979	9
1980	8
1981	6
1982	3
1984	4
1989	3
1990	4
1991	3
1992	4
1995	3
1997	6
1998	4
1999	4
2000	5
2001	6
2002	4
2003	3
2005	7
2006	6
2007	30
2008	38
2009	33
2010	36
2011	31
2012	32
2013	25
2014	26
2015	23
2016	32
2017	30
2018	37
2019	30
2020	35
2021	32
2022	40
2023	32
2024	27
2025	25

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

October isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 40
Rank in 2025: #3,712
How rare: 1 in 40,181 girls
Since 1969: 1,246

Most popular in 2022, at 40 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 8% per million girls born.

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