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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

Vivian, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	242
1881	261
1882	250
1883	294
1884	256
1885	383
1886	339
1887	452
1888	431
1889	465
1890	541
1891	582
1892	716
1893	869
1894	951
1895	925
1896	942
1897	1,029
1898	1,190
1899	1,073
1900	1,278
1901	1,429
1902	1,609
1903	1,649
1904	1,707
1905	1,687
1906	1,656
1907	1,796
1908	1,678
1909	1,878
1910	2,020
1911	2,895
1912	2,664
1913	2,765
1914	2,731
1915	2,904
1916	2,920
1917	2,885
1918	3,164
1919	3,221
1920	3,445
1921	3,327
1922	3,108
1923	3,176
1924	3,083
1925	2,937
1926	2,894
1927	2,944
1928	2,870
1929	2,777
1930	2,551
1931	2,717
1932	2,494
1933	2,359
1934	2,311
1935	2,026
1936	1,937
1937	1,795
1938	1,629
1939	1,703
1940	1,977
1941	1,887
1942	1,631
1943	1,663
1944	1,523
1945	1,659
1946	1,543
1947	1,401
1948	1,428
1949	1,360
1950	1,325
1951	1,335
1952	1,353
1953	1,253
1954	1,172
1955	1,205
1956	1,275
1957	1,189
1958	1,097
1959	1,079
1960	1,000
1961	938
1962	888
1963	905
1964	797
1965	710
1966	625
1967	640
1968	557
1969	480
1970	444
1971	397
1972	374
1973	361
1974	344
1975	290
1976	257
1977	235
1978	227
1979	284
1980	246
1981	210
1982	232
1983	246
1984	245
1985	237
1986	258
1987	247
1988	240
1989	252
1990	291
1991	454
1992	493
1993	515
1994	516
1995	493
1996	512
1997	522
1998	516
1999	628
2000	649
2001	566
2002	710
2003	795
2004	776
2005	844
2006	808
2007	853
2008	867
2009	1,069
2010	1,093
2011	1,149
2012	1,286
2013	1,511
2014	1,715
2015	1,795
2016	1,773
2017	1,756
2018	1,749
2019	1,748
2020	1,673
2021	1,642
2022	1,630
2023	1,750
2024	1,911
2025	2,092

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Vermont 4.7×
New Hampshire 3.7×
Maine 3.6×
South Dakota 2.9×
Iowa 2.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 3,362
Rank in 2025: #70
How rare: 1 in 478 girls
Since 1880: 228,172

Most popular in 1920, at 3,445 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 17% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Vermont	4.7×	25
New Hampshire	3.7×	79
Maine	3.6×	63
South Dakota	2.9×	49
Iowa	2.8×	187

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