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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

Ann, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	1,440
1881	1,414
1882	1,391
1883	1,487
1884	1,659
1885	1,563
1886	1,584
1887	1,637
1888	1,652
1889	1,912
1890	1,723
1891	1,817
1892	1,851
1893	1,865
1894	2,108
1895	2,358
1896	2,051
1897	2,327
1898	2,292
1899	2,515
1900	2,455
1901	2,649
1902	2,851
1903	2,955
1904	3,196
1905	3,415
1906	3,603
1907	3,968
1908	4,050
1909	4,254
1910	4,646
1911	4,499
1912	4,777
1913	4,800
1914	5,105
1915	4,975
1916	5,116
1917	5,045
1918	4,849
1919	4,357
1920	4,207
1921	4,102
1922	4,208
1923	4,163
1924	4,032
1925	4,054
1926	4,032
1927	4,010
1928	4,276
1929	4,632
1930	4,912
1931	5,502
1932	5,805
1933	6,160
1934	6,360
1935	6,395
1936	6,407
1937	6,309
1938	6,335
1939	5,974
1940	6,293
1941	5,894
1942	5,675
1943	5,611
1944	5,335
1945	5,384
1946	5,140
1947	5,017
1948	4,726
1949	4,600
1950	4,624
1951	4,677
1952	4,666
1953	4,560
1954	4,506
1955	4,560
1956	4,478
1957	4,421
1958	4,402
1959	4,407
1960	4,291
1961	4,070
1962	4,130
1963	4,137
1964	4,094
1965	3,843
1966	3,542
1967	3,784
1968	3,766
1969	3,635
1970	3,283
1971	2,739
1972	2,209
1973	2,232
1974	1,995
1975	1,862
1976	1,663
1977	1,599
1978	1,514
1979	1,412
1980	1,306
1981	1,273
1982	1,134
1983	1,085
1984	1,007
1985	839
1986	760
1987	692
1988	658
1989	591
1990	592
1991	547
1992	513
1993	469
1994	439
1995	423
1996	378
1997	360
1998	314
1999	329
2000	301
2001	281
2002	292
2003	273
2004	219
2005	235
2006	204
2007	191
2008	182
2009	156
2010	161
2011	146
2012	152
2013	160
2014	160
2015	172
2016	150
2017	149
2018	158
2019	157
2020	137
2021	137
2022	138
2023	144
2024	131
2025	140

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Mississippi 14.6×
Alabama 9.1×
Tennessee 2.8×
Virginia 1.9×
New York 0.8×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 225
Rank in 2025: #1,076
How rare: 1 in 7,143 girls
Since 1880: 470,261

Most popular in 1936, at 6,407 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 19% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Mississippi	14.6×	55
Alabama	9.1×	70
Tennessee	2.8×	37
Virginia	1.9×	27
New York	0.8×	27

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