Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1947
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See the 79 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1948 | 4 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1952 | 9 |
| 1953 | 10 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1955 | 14 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1958 | 13 |
| 1959 | 15 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1961 | 13 |
| 1962 | 18 |
| 1963 | 18 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1970 | 23 |
| 1971 | 29 |
| 1972 | 43 |
| 1973 | 39 |
| 1974 | 57 |
| 1975 | 71 |
| 1976 | 55 |
| 1977 | 63 |
| 1978 | 59 |
| 1979 | 72 |
| 1980 | 69 |
| 1981 | 100 |
| 1982 | 87 |
| 1983 | 88 |
| 1984 | 90 |
| 1985 | 76 |
| 1986 | 83 |
| 1987 | 83 |
| 1988 | 120 |
| 1989 | 126 |
| 1990 | 113 |
| 1991 | 127 |
| 1992 | 110 |
| 1993 | 127 |
| 1994 | 115 |
| 1995 | 123 |
| 1996 | 120 |
| 1997 | 127 |
| 1998 | 121 |
| 1999 | 146 |
| 2000 | 162 |
| 2001 | 161 |
| 2002 | 199 |
| 2003 | 176 |
| 2004 | 190 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 194 |
| 2007 | 213 |
| 2008 | 213 |
| 2009 | 219 |
| 2010 | 216 |
| 2011 | 223 |
| 2012 | 231 |
| 2013 | 231 |
| 2014 | 233 |
| 2015 | 212 |
| 2016 | 229 |
| 2017 | 244 |
| 2018 | 276 |
| 2019 | 264 |
| 2020 | 268 |
| 2021 | 281 |
| 2022 | 307 |
| 2023 | 308 |
| 2024 | 311 |
| 2025 | 310 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New Jersey 12.4×
- New York 11.2×
- Pennsylvania 0.8×
- Florida 0.5×
- California 0.2×
More like it
More like Chaya
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 499
- Rank in 2025
- #587
- How rare
- 1 in 3,220 girls
- Since 1947
- 15,674
Most popular in 2024, at 311 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 46% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 12.4× | 411 |
| New York | 11.2× | 815 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.8× | 35 |
| Florida | 0.5× | 36 |
| California | 0.2× | 37 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.