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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1961

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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 60 recorded years as a table

Amara, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1961	2
1967	4
1968	5
1969	7
1970	10
1971	11
1972	11
1973	10
1974	20
1975	18
1976	14
1977	18
1978	9
1979	19
1980	19
1981	23
1982	22
1983	28
1984	21
1985	36
1986	36
1987	39
1988	37
1989	42
1990	69
1991	58
1992	62
1993	57
1994	64
1995	79
1996	83
1997	97
1998	102
1999	111
2000	158
2001	146
2002	165
2003	222
2004	248
2005	271
2006	269
2007	272
2008	283
2009	281
2010	251
2011	279
2012	292
2013	283
2014	340
2015	387
2016	612
2017	869
2018	934
2019	1,190
2020	1,188
2021	1,173
2022	1,249
2023	1,422
2024	1,417
2025	1,636

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New Mexico 3.7×
Hawaii 3.3×
West Virginia 2.1×
South Dakota 2.0×
Oregon 1.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,630
Rank in 2025: #98
How rare: 1 in 611 girls
Since 1961: 28,982

Most popular in 2025, at 1,636 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 323% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New Mexico	3.7×	79
Hawaii	3.3×	33
West Virginia	2.1×	47
South Dakota	2.0×	26
Oregon	1.8×	101

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