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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 146 recorded years as a table

Opal, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	55
1881	152
1882	121
1883	142
1884	217
1885	233
1886	194
1887	274
1888	291
1889	376
1890	420
1891	421
1892	504
1893	578
1894	736
1895	676
1896	782
1897	982
1898	1,012
1899	1,193
1900	1,441
1901	1,696
1902	1,886
1903	2,069
1904	2,255
1905	2,407
1906	2,431
1907	2,791
1908	2,857
1909	2,961
1910	2,651
1911	2,845
1912	2,625
1913	2,608
1914	2,486
1915	2,523
1916	2,524
1917	2,350
1918	2,459
1919	2,347
1920	2,255
1921	2,200
1922	2,133
1923	1,960
1924	1,829
1925	1,732
1926	1,710
1927	1,458
1928	1,379
1929	1,300
1930	1,179
1931	1,022
1932	986
1933	924
1934	854
1935	741
1936	679
1937	583
1938	525
1939	508
1940	456
1941	359
1942	331
1943	312
1944	301
1945	258
1946	210
1947	201
1948	153
1949	158
1950	121
1951	120
1952	108
1953	103
1954	88
1955	95
1956	76
1957	76
1958	56
1959	58
1960	66
1961	51
1962	50
1963	50
1964	46
1965	49
1966	43
1967	45
1968	45
1969	42
1970	37
1971	48
1972	42
1973	43
1974	50
1975	45
1976	56
1977	42
1978	46
1979	49
1980	39
1981	38
1982	33
1983	31
1984	29
1985	28
1986	32
1987	30
1988	28
1989	20
1990	19
1991	17
1992	16
1993	19
1994	16
1995	11
1996	15
1997	20
1998	22
1999	14
2000	18
2001	20
2002	21
2003	21
2004	33
2005	23
2006	42
2007	36
2008	46
2009	42
2010	46
2011	53
2012	60
2013	71
2014	102
2015	131
2016	147
2017	186
2018	198
2019	254
2020	275
2021	343
2022	363
2023	393
2024	430
2025	460

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Idaho 5.1×
Oregon 4.4×
Iowa 3.5×
Arkansas 3.2×
Utah 2.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 740
Rank in 2025: #423
How rare: 1 in 2,171 girls
Since 1880: 73,539

Most popular in 1909, at 2,961 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 253% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Idaho	5.1×	45
Oregon	4.4×	73
Iowa	3.5×	52
Arkansas	3.2×	43
Utah	2.9×	63

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