Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1915
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See the 111 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 9 |
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 16 |
| 1926 | 8 |
| 1927 | 13 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1932 | 11 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1934 | 20 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 13 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1939 | 26 |
| 1940 | 19 |
| 1941 | 18 |
| 1942 | 38 |
| 1943 | 31 |
| 1944 | 26 |
| 1945 | 26 |
| 1946 | 32 |
| 1947 | 27 |
| 1948 | 42 |
| 1949 | 56 |
| 1950 | 68 |
| 1951 | 81 |
| 1952 | 70 |
| 1953 | 64 |
| 1954 | 89 |
| 1955 | 87 |
| 1956 | 78 |
| 1957 | 77 |
| 1958 | 73 |
| 1959 | 98 |
| 1960 | 106 |
| 1961 | 112 |
| 1962 | 127 |
| 1963 | 173 |
| 1964 | 194 |
| 1965 | 219 |
| 1966 | 254 |
| 1967 | 288 |
| 1968 | 305 |
| 1969 | 369 |
| 1970 | 402 |
| 1971 | 393 |
| 1972 | 513 |
| 1973 | 715 |
| 1974 | 805 |
| 1975 | 779 |
| 1976 | 883 |
| 1977 | 999 |
| 1978 | 1,152 |
| 1979 | 1,304 |
| 1980 | 1,504 |
| 1981 | 1,613 |
| 1982 | 1,602 |
| 1983 | 1,655 |
| 1984 | 1,770 |
| 1985 | 1,720 |
| 1986 | 1,797 |
| 1987 | 1,895 |
| 1988 | 1,836 |
| 1989 | 1,671 |
| 1990 | 1,706 |
| 1991 | 1,660 |
| 1992 | 1,589 |
| 1993 | 1,570 |
| 1994 | 1,553 |
| 1995 | 1,560 |
| 1996 | 1,540 |
| 1997 | 1,507 |
| 1998 | 1,409 |
| 1999 | 1,298 |
| 2000 | 1,206 |
| 2001 | 1,127 |
| 2002 | 998 |
| 2003 | 886 |
| 2004 | 887 |
| 2005 | 814 |
| 2006 | 739 |
| 2007 | 608 |
| 2008 | 563 |
| 2009 | 525 |
| 2010 | 487 |
| 2011 | 520 |
| 2012 | 513 |
| 2013 | 458 |
| 2014 | 464 |
| 2015 | 431 |
| 2016 | 391 |
| 2017 | 364 |
| 2018 | 387 |
| 2019 | 328 |
| 2020 | 299 |
| 2021 | 283 |
| 2022 | 271 |
| 2023 | 243 |
| 2024 | 240 |
| 2025 | 225 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Pennsylvania 2.4×
- Indiana 2.2×
- Wisconsin 2.0×
- Ohio 2.0×
- Missouri 1.6×
More like it
More like Bethany
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 362
- Rank in 2025
- #751
- How rare
- 1 in 4,439 girls
- Since 1915
- 100,902
Most popular in 1987, at 1,895 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 48% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2.4× | 78 |
| Indiana | 2.2× | 43 |
| Wisconsin | 2.0× | 29 |
| Ohio | 2.0× | 66 |
| Missouri | 1.6× | 27 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.