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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

Elinor, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	99
1881	87
1882	93
1883	62
1884	101
1885	135
1886	111
1887	75
1888	118
1889	135
1890	121
1891	108
1892	71
1893	160
1894	121
1895	103
1896	143
1897	145
1898	151
1899	116
1900	173
1901	171
1902	129
1903	153
1904	189
1905	209
1906	234
1907	314
1908	272
1909	334
1910	335
1911	421
1912	480
1913	447
1914	470
1915	516
1916	555
1917	507
1918	493
1919	521
1920	547
1921	496
1922	449
1923	461
1924	476
1925	445
1926	512
1927	507
1928	453
1929	472
1930	452
1931	437
1932	354
1933	438
1934	392
1935	338
1936	327
1937	280
1938	273
1939	243
1940	249
1941	211
1942	194
1943	146
1944	122
1945	93
1946	99
1947	74
1948	76
1949	73
1950	51
1951	61
1952	65
1953	53
1954	39
1955	46
1956	40
1957	32
1958	27
1959	26
1960	34
1961	28
1962	24
1963	25
1964	22
1965	23
1966	18
1967	16
1968	16
1969	19
1970	15
1971	16
1972	20
1973	6
1974	16
1975	12
1976	8
1977	14
1978	18
1979	15
1980	13
1981	17
1982	11
1983	8
1984	17
1985	10
1986	15
1987	14
1988	13
1989	17
1990	12
1991	17
1992	15
1993	18
1994	15
1995	31
1996	25
1997	28
1998	31
1999	37
2000	27
2001	32
2002	40
2003	35
2004	39
2005	35
2006	39
2007	43
2008	54
2009	52
2010	59
2011	56
2012	76
2013	68
2014	81
2015	92
2016	96
2017	96
2018	93
2019	97
2020	89
2021	105
2022	107
2023	102
2024	90
2025	88

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 1.4×
Florida 1.0×
California 0.9×
Texas 0.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 142
Rank in 2025: #1,500
How rare: 1 in 11,318 girls
Since 1880: 21,640

Most popular in 1916, at 555 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 4% per million girls born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	1.4×	30
Florida	1.0×	25
California	0.9×	42
Texas	0.7×	34

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