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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 57 recorded years as a table

Ellison, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	8
1959	2
1961	3
1962	3
1970	3
1971	4
1972	4
1975	5
1976	3
1977	5
1978	5
1979	4
1980	5
1982	3
1983	4
1984	4
1985	3
1986	6
1987	3
1988	5
1989	8
1990	4
1991	5
1992	8
1993	7
1994	10
1995	11
1996	13
1997	18
1998	23
1999	20
2000	30
2001	32
2002	38
2003	45
2004	52
2005	63
2006	83
2007	78
2008	91
2009	79
2010	110
2011	134
2012	135
2013	152
2014	170
2015	161
2016	168
2017	156
2018	159
2019	192
2020	179
2021	201
2022	146
2023	143
2024	144
2025	142

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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South Carolina 8.0×
Tennessee 4.2×
Alabama 3.8×
North Carolina 2.5×
Georgia 2.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 228
Rank in 2025: #1,065
How rare: 1 in 7,049 girls
Since 1914: 5,695

Most popular in 2021, at 201 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 12% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
South Carolina	8.0×	62
Tennessee	4.2×	58
Alabama	3.8×	30
North Carolina	2.5×	50
Georgia	2.4×	46

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