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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

Elsa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	220
1881	272
1882	269
1883	312
1884	395
1885	496
1886	408
1887	418
1888	487
1889	583
1890	557
1891	550
1892	669
1893	488
1894	615
1895	685
1896	542
1897	547
1898	429
1899	386
1900	340
1901	393
1902	345
1903	332
1904	272
1905	257
1906	284
1907	270
1908	278
1909	222
1910	202
1911	246
1912	215
1913	210
1914	218
1915	241
1916	192
1917	183
1918	149
1919	150
1920	154
1921	125
1922	124
1923	114
1924	112
1925	116
1926	115
1927	116
1928	137
1929	115
1930	122
1931	131
1932	122
1933	123
1934	105
1935	108
1936	125
1937	121
1938	113
1939	138
1940	107
1941	118
1942	101
1943	100
1944	90
1945	96
1946	72
1947	76
1948	81
1949	80
1950	90
1951	99
1952	116
1953	110
1954	128
1955	148
1956	154
1957	166
1958	143
1959	138
1960	138
1961	141
1962	140
1963	149
1964	149
1965	155
1966	174
1967	149
1968	148
1969	166
1970	170
1971	168
1972	173
1973	174
1974	173
1975	175
1976	184
1977	160
1978	147
1979	131
1980	147
1981	144
1982	122
1983	141
1984	128
1985	112
1986	116
1987	98
1988	95
1989	113
1990	127
1991	117
1992	124
1993	109
1994	127
1995	126
1996	130
1997	113
1998	113
1999	133
2000	132
2001	137
2002	157
2003	191
2004	168
2005	189
2006	184
2007	204
2008	218
2009	232
2010	274
2011	284
2012	308
2013	323
2014	638
2015	369
2016	269
2017	246
2018	179
2019	209
2020	176
2021	168
2022	161
2023	154
2024	173
2025	134

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 1.6×
Illinois 1.4×
New York 1.3×
Florida 1.3×
Texas 1.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 216
Rank in 2025: #1,104
How rare: 1 in 7,441 girls
Since 1880: 30,710

Most popular in 1895, at 685 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 64% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.6×	118
Illinois	1.4×	28
New York	1.3×	47
Florida	1.3×	50
Texas	1.1×	85

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