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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

Carolina, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	143
1881	109
1882	93
1883	178
1884	101
1885	135
1886	173
1887	130
1888	134
1889	151
1890	121
1891	113
1892	132
1893	113
1894	153
1895	150
1896	118
1897	73
1898	93
1899	64
1900	133
1901	155
1902	117
1903	122
1904	160
1905	103
1906	149
1907	104
1908	135
1909	112
1910	108
1911	134
1912	113
1913	93
1914	101
1915	102
1916	106
1917	94
1918	85
1919	96
1920	110
1921	111
1922	98
1923	106
1924	115
1925	119
1926	101
1927	105
1928	126
1929	137
1930	117
1931	103
1932	105
1933	116
1934	100
1935	93
1936	90
1937	101
1938	92
1939	87
1940	68
1941	81
1942	60
1943	94
1944	93
1945	87
1946	76
1947	72
1948	67
1949	67
1950	61
1951	63
1952	58
1953	67
1954	56
1955	53
1956	53
1957	62
1958	52
1959	50
1960	71
1961	82
1962	87
1963	90
1964	120
1965	110
1966	114
1967	98
1968	113
1969	103
1970	122
1971	114
1972	109
1973	156
1974	136
1975	169
1976	169
1977	175
1978	260
1979	272
1980	274
1981	261
1982	235
1983	253
1984	224
1985	235
1986	272
1987	277
1988	294
1989	431
1990	479
1991	459
1992	497
1993	525
1994	587
1995	562
1996	601
1997	616
1998	572
1999	584
2000	663
2001	670
2002	598
2003	666
2004	692
2005	613
2006	629
2007	531
2008	489
2009	451
2010	462
2011	414
2012	411
2013	406
2014	441
2015	410
2016	437
2017	418
2018	435
2019	450
2020	423
2021	371
2022	405
2023	455
2024	443
2025	478

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 2.6×
South Carolina 1.7×
Florida 1.7×
Arizona 1.7×
California 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 769
Rank in 2025: #405
How rare: 1 in 2,090 girls
Since 1880: 47,971

Most popular in 2004, at 692 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
Texas	2.6×	588
South Carolina	1.7×	42
Florida	1.7×	196
Arizona	1.7×	64
California	1.6×	358

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