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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1963

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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 61 recorded years as a table

Sage, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1963	3
1964	3
1966	6
1968	6
1969	7
1970	9
1971	9
1972	17
1973	14
1974	27
1975	24
1976	26
1977	34
1978	35
1979	29
1980	21
1981	25
1982	30
1983	20
1984	22
1985	26
1986	22
1987	35
1988	38
1989	43
1990	61
1991	89
1992	101
1993	117
1994	142
1995	164
1996	192
1997	264
1998	222
1999	294
2000	307
2001	327
2002	380
2003	409
2004	480
2005	470
2006	403
2007	356
2008	366
2009	432
2010	361
2011	368
2012	354
2013	380
2014	472
2015	499
2016	531
2017	608
2018	644
2019	699
2020	816
2021	1,021
2022	1,228
2023	1,222
2024	1,231
2025	1,153

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Hawaii 4.3×
Montana 3.8×
Delaware 3.4×
North Dakota 3.3×
Utah 3.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,853
Rank in 2025: #160
How rare: 1 in 867 girls
Since 1963: 30,454

Most popular in 2024, at 1,231 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 131% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Hawaii	4.3×	34
Montana	3.8×	38
Delaware	3.4×	27
North Dakota	3.3×	31
Utah	3.2×	193

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