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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1971

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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 55 recorded years as a table

Ayanna, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1971	117
1972	225
1973	121
1974	82
1975	106
1976	85
1977	115
1978	84
1979	80
1980	66
1981	74
1982	66
1983	53
1984	37
1985	49
1986	37
1987	34
1988	35
1989	54
1990	59
1991	90
1992	113
1993	124
1994	175
1995	180
1996	192
1997	296
1998	325
1999	370
2000	361
2001	403
2002	332
2003	464
2004	345
2005	339
2006	301
2007	306
2008	280
2009	255
2010	272
2011	253
2012	210
2013	185
2014	169
2015	137
2016	138
2017	134
2018	135
2019	110
2020	126
2021	127
2022	123
2023	130
2024	125
2025	100

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Massachusetts 3.2×
Virginia 2.3×
North Carolina 1.7×
Georgia 1.6×
Florida 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 161
Rank in 2025: #1,367
How rare: 1 in 9,983 girls
Since 1971: 16,326

Most popular in 2003, at 464 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 27% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Massachusetts	3.2×	27
Virginia	2.3×	28
North Carolina	1.7×	27
Georgia	1.6×	26
Florida	1.6×	48

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