Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1882
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See the 143 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 56 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 104 |
| 1887 | 103 |
| 1888 | 78 |
| 1889 | 112 |
| 1890 | 79 |
| 1891 | 70 |
| 1892 | 165 |
| 1893 | 150 |
| 1894 | 161 |
| 1895 | 188 |
| 1896 | 193 |
| 1897 | 252 |
| 1898 | 313 |
| 1899 | 330 |
| 1900 | 284 |
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1902 | 345 |
| 1903 | 386 |
| 1904 | 436 |
| 1905 | 425 |
| 1906 | 545 |
| 1907 | 527 |
| 1908 | 595 |
| 1909 | 622 |
| 1910 | 651 |
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1912 | 842 |
| 1913 | 983 |
| 1914 | 1,208 |
| 1915 | 1,518 |
| 1916 | 1,779 |
| 1917 | 1,986 |
| 1918 | 1,956 |
| 1919 | 2,076 |
| 1920 | 2,268 |
| 1921 | 2,321 |
| 1922 | 2,447 |
| 1923 | 2,467 |
| 1924 | 2,458 |
| 1925 | 2,435 |
| 1926 | 2,470 |
| 1927 | 2,456 |
| 1928 | 2,293 |
| 1929 | 2,291 |
| 1930 | 2,112 |
| 1931 | 2,089 |
| 1932 | 1,988 |
| 1933 | 1,988 |
| 1934 | 2,133 |
| 1935 | 2,097 |
| 1936 | 2,230 |
| 1937 | 2,204 |
| 1938 | 2,068 |
| 1939 | 1,968 |
| 1940 | 1,779 |
| 1941 | 1,818 |
| 1942 | 2,301 |
| 1943 | 2,933 |
| 1944 | 2,749 |
| 1945 | 2,783 |
| 1946 | 2,653 |
| 1947 | 2,398 |
| 1948 | 2,260 |
| 1949 | 2,175 |
| 1950 | 2,267 |
| 1951 | 2,119 |
| 1952 | 2,018 |
| 1953 | 1,929 |
| 1954 | 1,895 |
| 1955 | 1,792 |
| 1956 | 1,719 |
| 1957 | 1,814 |
| 1958 | 1,753 |
| 1959 | 1,793 |
| 1960 | 1,729 |
| 1961 | 1,729 |
| 1962 | 1,554 |
| 1963 | 1,524 |
| 1964 | 1,364 |
| 1965 | 1,370 |
| 1966 | 1,205 |
| 1967 | 1,086 |
| 1968 | 962 |
| 1969 | 874 |
| 1970 | 733 |
| 1971 | 623 |
| 1972 | 603 |
| 1973 | 593 |
| 1974 | 517 |
| 1975 | 454 |
| 1976 | 385 |
| 1977 | 411 |
| 1978 | 411 |
| 1979 | 355 |
| 1980 | 369 |
| 1981 | 351 |
| 1982 | 345 |
| 1983 | 412 |
| 1984 | 365 |
| 1985 | 325 |
| 1986 | 311 |
| 1987 | 271 |
| 1988 | 289 |
| 1989 | 284 |
| 1990 | 279 |
| 1991 | 225 |
| 1992 | 219 |
| 1993 | 222 |
| 1994 | 206 |
| 1995 | 212 |
| 1996 | 213 |
| 1997 | 217 |
| 1998 | 255 |
| 1999 | 233 |
| 2000 | 221 |
| 2001 | 226 |
| 2002 | 211 |
| 2003 | 213 |
| 2004 | 195 |
| 2005 | 206 |
| 2006 | 187 |
| 2007 | 206 |
| 2008 | 204 |
| 2009 | 189 |
| 2010 | 181 |
| 2011 | 210 |
| 2012 | 184 |
| 2013 | 205 |
| 2014 | 219 |
| 2015 | 229 |
| 2016 | 220 |
| 2017 | 244 |
| 2018 | 258 |
| 2019 | 246 |
| 2020 | 248 |
| 2021 | 268 |
| 2022 | 290 |
| 2023 | 277 |
| 2024 | 315 |
| 2025 | 272 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New York 1.8×
- California 1.7×
- Washington 1.7×
- New Jersey 1.6×
- Virginia 1.4×
More like it
More like Eileen
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 437
- Rank in 2025
- #654
- How rare
- 1 in 3,677 girls
- Since 1882
- 189,614
Most popular in 1943, at 2,933 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 19% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1.8× | 124 |
| California | 1.7× | 244 |
| Washington | 1.7× | 41 |
| New Jersey | 1.6× | 50 |
| Virginia | 1.4× | 41 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.