Charlie · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 145 recorded years as a table

Charlie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	54
1882	56
1883	89
1884	54
1885	68
1886	76
1887	75
1888	73
1889	62
1890	63
1891	86
1892	89
1893	47
1894	76
1895	73
1896	59
1897	98
1898	89
1899	142
1900	90
1901	117
1902	133
1903	141
1904	102
1905	134
1906	95
1907	135
1908	129
1909	112
1910	164
1911	105
1912	142
1913	122
1914	133
1915	128
1916	114
1917	140
1918	154
1919	176
1920	164
1921	113
1922	151
1923	152
1924	140
1925	150
1926	169
1927	169
1928	163
1929	166
1930	159
1931	151
1932	150
1933	160
1934	129
1935	122
1936	125
1937	151
1938	127
1939	124
1940	117
1941	92
1942	87
1943	106
1944	99
1945	85
1946	72
1947	66
1948	67
1949	67
1950	60
1951	57
1952	45
1953	43
1954	43
1955	36
1956	37
1957	35
1958	27
1959	25
1960	22
1961	22
1962	21
1963	22
1964	17
1965	16
1966	18
1967	19
1968	15
1969	14
1970	12
1971	7
1972	7
1973	14
1974	13
1975	17
1976	40
1977	53
1978	40
1979	44
1980	43
1981	37
1982	34
1983	26
1984	44
1985	46
1986	63
1987	63
1988	68
1989	47
1990	63
1991	70
1992	50
1993	57
1994	62
1995	67
1996	78
1997	78
1998	75
1999	77
2000	71
2001	77
2002	95
2003	96
2004	121
2005	139
2006	187
2007	191
2008	215
2009	267
2010	378
2011	487
2012	593
2013	756
2014	806
2015	875
2016	997
2017	1,108
2018	1,088
2019	1,243
2020	1,385
2021	1,355
2022	1,427
2023	1,399
2024	1,304
2025	1,344

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Montana 3.5×
Maine 2.7×
North Dakota 2.5×
Idaho 2.4×
South Dakota 2.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,160
Rank in 2025: #133
How rare: 1 in 744 girls
Since 1881: 40,359

Most popular in 2022, at 1,427 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 54% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Montana	3.5×	39
Maine	2.7×	33
North Dakota	2.5×	26
Idaho	2.4×	66
South Dakota	2.3×	27

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