Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1901
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 99 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 29 |
| 1909 | 14 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 18 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1927 | 12 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1929 | 16 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1932 | 17 |
| 1933 | 9 |
| 1934 | 13 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1936 | 11 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 12 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 11 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1943 | 14 |
| 1944 | 9 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 3 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 27 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1989 | 34 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1992 | 32 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1994 | 34 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 39 |
| 1997 | 46 |
| 1998 | 51 |
| 1999 | 44 |
| 2000 | 40 |
| 2001 | 41 |
| 2002 | 52 |
| 2003 | 67 |
| 2004 | 91 |
| 2005 | 104 |
| 2006 | 119 |
| 2007 | 124 |
| 2008 | 139 |
| 2009 | 152 |
| 2010 | 182 |
| 2011 | 263 |
| 2012 | 275 |
| 2013 | 329 |
| 2014 | 359 |
| 2015 | 338 |
| 2016 | 316 |
| 2017 | 354 |
| 2018 | 325 |
| 2019 | 329 |
| 2020 | 347 |
| 2021 | 293 |
| 2022 | 257 |
| 2023 | 242 |
| 2024 | 238 |
| 2025 | 221 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- South Carolina 2.8×
- Colorado 2.1×
- Kentucky 2.1×
- Tennessee 1.9×
- Massachusetts 1.7×
More like it
More like Charley
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 356
- Rank in 2025
- #760
- How rare
- 1 in 4,514 girls
- Since 1901
- 11,347
Most popular in 2014, at 359 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 35% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2.8× | 36 |
| Colorado | 2.1× | 34 |
| Kentucky | 2.1× | 25 |
| Tennessee | 1.9× | 42 |
| Massachusetts | 1.7× | 29 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.