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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1966

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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 60 recorded years as a table

Cherish, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1966	7
1967	15
1968	17
1969	26
1970	23
1971	38
1972	56
1973	59
1974	90
1975	71
1976	63
1977	67
1978	55
1979	48
1980	38
1981	44
1982	57
1983	96
1984	125
1985	112
1986	153
1987	140
1988	112
1989	121
1990	97
1991	93
1992	91
1993	101
1994	80
1995	92
1996	89
1997	103
1998	88
1999	90
2000	100
2001	109
2002	105
2003	109
2004	126
2005	111
2006	195
2007	240
2008	215
2009	230
2010	208
2011	219
2012	204
2013	198
2014	196
2015	162
2016	156
2017	149
2018	142
2019	150
2020	137
2021	121
2022	85
2023	82
2024	91
2025	100

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Illinois 2.9×
Georgia 2.5×
Florida 1.8×
Texas 0.8×
California 0.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 160
Rank in 2025: #1,373
How rare: 1 in 10,045 girls
Since 1966: 11,352

Most popular in 2007, at 240 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 39% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Illinois	2.9×	35
Georgia	2.5×	31
Florida	1.8×	42
Texas	0.8×	34
California	0.6×	27

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