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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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

Sofia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	65
1886	69
1887	34
1888	67
1889	67
1890	42
1891	75
1892	71
1893	47
1894	31
1895	51
1896	46
1897	21
1898	81
1899	43
1900	57
1901	58
1902	45
1903	42
1904	40
1905	31
1906	64
1907	53
1908	54
1909	109
1910	93
1911	79
1912	57
1913	67
1914	50
1915	45
1916	50
1917	54
1918	38
1919	43
1920	50
1921	52
1922	47
1923	51
1924	54
1925	62
1926	40
1927	54
1928	62
1929	54
1930	69
1931	56
1932	35
1933	47
1934	34
1935	47
1936	41
1937	22
1938	35
1939	39
1940	40
1941	26
1942	18
1943	28
1944	27
1945	25
1946	22
1947	29
1948	23
1949	27
1950	32
1951	25
1952	20
1953	26
1954	26
1955	28
1956	22
1957	27
1958	30
1959	32
1960	34
1961	33
1962	40
1963	44
1964	49
1965	51
1966	56
1967	63
1968	55
1969	76
1970	72
1971	94
1972	87
1973	95
1974	98
1975	108
1976	109
1977	124
1978	116
1979	121
1980	116
1981	159
1982	142
1983	157
1984	150
1985	153
1986	143
1987	182
1988	158
1989	175
1990	184
1991	240
1992	246
1993	308
1994	286
1995	345
1996	438
1997	680
1998	762
1999	904
2000	1,153
2001	1,271
2002	1,704
2003	1,909
2004	2,437
2005	2,794
2006	2,673
2007	3,146
2008	3,165
2009	3,101
2010	3,560
2011	4,168
2012	4,450
2013	5,225
2014	5,381
2015	5,435
2016	5,180
2017	4,735
2018	4,507
2019	4,410
2020	4,324
2021	4,256
2022	4,442
2023	4,777
2024	5,007
2025	5,134

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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District of Columbia 2.3×
New Mexico 2.3×
Rhode Island 2.1×
Nevada 1.9×
Delaware 1.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8,252
Rank in 2025: #9
How rare: 1 in 194 girls
Since 1881: 186,744

Most popular in 2015, at 5,435 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 6% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
District of Columbia	2.3×	76
New Mexico	2.3×	165
Rhode Island	2.1×	76
Nevada	1.9×	258
Delaware	1.7×	55

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