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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 145 recorded years as a table

Sybil, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	65
1882	102
1883	45
1884	54
1885	75
1886	62
1887	62
1888	90
1889	78
1890	53
1891	135
1892	85
1893	85
1894	99
1895	124
1896	130
1897	158
1898	151
1899	219
1900	213
1901	217
1902	212
1903	206
1904	211
1905	206
1906	284
1907	173
1908	227
1909	233
1910	267
1911	229
1912	210
1913	264
1914	270
1915	273
1916	275
1917	266
1918	397
1919	456
1920	403
1921	439
1922	386
1923	377
1924	384
1925	363
1926	321
1927	366
1928	363
1929	303
1930	282
1931	257
1932	251
1933	284
1934	260
1935	274
1936	356
1937	303
1938	324
1939	334
1940	322
1941	252
1942	216
1943	206
1944	193
1945	184
1946	176
1947	140
1948	130
1949	125
1950	121
1951	124
1952	116
1953	108
1954	100
1955	91
1956	84
1957	83
1958	90
1959	72
1960	82
1961	64
1962	92
1963	109
1964	75
1965	87
1966	85
1967	62
1968	54
1969	47
1970	43
1971	50
1972	58
1973	71
1974	80
1975	82
1976	71
1977	58
1978	40
1979	57
1980	56
1981	42
1982	28
1983	20
1984	23
1985	19
1986	31
1987	23
1988	19
1989	17
1990	17
1991	14
1992	16
1993	10
1994	13
1995	11
1996	6
1997	9
1998	7
1999	5
2000	9
2001	10
2002	4
2003	5
2004	8
2005	11
2006	10
2007	8
2008	10
2009	7
2010	7
2011	7
2012	9
2013	38
2014	48
2015	51
2016	60
2017	64
2018	64
2019	74
2020	62
2021	75
2022	88
2023	96
2024	84
2025	95

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Georgia 2.0×
California 0.8×
Texas 0.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 152
Rank in 2025: #1,423
How rare: 1 in 10,574 girls
Since 1881: 20,360

Most popular in 1919, at 456 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 86% per million girls born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Georgia	2.0×	25
California	0.8×	36
Texas	0.8×	35

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