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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

Delia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	1,418
1881	1,207
1882	1,326
1883	1,442
1884	1,124
1885	1,165
1886	1,169
1887	1,028
1888	1,120
1889	1,020
1890	1,035
1891	954
1892	956
1893	911
1894	772
1895	826
1896	799
1897	794
1898	692
1899	772
1900	771
1901	685
1902	500
1903	553
1904	668
1905	586
1906	423
1907	509
1908	503
1909	423
1910	376
1911	406
1912	306
1913	317
1914	326
1915	285
1916	256
1917	262
1918	254
1919	265
1920	235
1921	220
1922	206
1923	243
1924	231
1925	223
1926	238
1927	247
1928	258
1929	270
1930	261
1931	292
1932	277
1933	325
1934	278
1935	253
1936	242
1937	267
1938	240
1939	244
1940	224
1941	235
1942	242
1943	219
1944	215
1945	207
1946	214
1947	213
1948	210
1949	241
1950	235
1951	233
1952	244
1953	255
1954	235
1955	238
1956	239
1957	240
1958	227
1959	241
1960	236
1961	232
1962	211
1963	226
1964	229
1965	206
1966	201
1967	190
1968	190
1969	177
1970	187
1971	185
1972	195
1973	211
1974	164
1975	186
1976	222
1977	218
1978	189
1979	174
1980	172
1981	152
1982	132
1983	159
1984	120
1985	108
1986	113
1987	114
1988	105
1989	119
1990	130
1991	123
1992	108
1993	125
1994	96
1995	123
1996	107
1997	133
1998	139
1999	133
2000	122
2001	114
2002	110
2003	136
2004	135
2005	141
2006	125
2007	141
2008	121
2009	124
2010	138
2011	142
2012	124
2013	101
2014	121
2015	110
2016	103
2017	99
2018	95
2019	91
2020	101
2021	90
2022	79
2023	96
2024	88
2025	84

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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California 1.0×
Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 135
Rank in 2025: #1,561
How rare: 1 in 11,905 girls
Since 1880: 37,318

Most popular in 1883, at 1,442 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 24% per million girls born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.0×	46
Texas	0.9×	38

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