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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

Emelia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	132
1881	109
1882	158
1883	258
1884	93
1885	218
1886	131
1887	185
1888	185
1889	73
1890	179
1891	167
1892	104
1893	155
1894	117
1895	116
1896	101
1897	94
1898	100
1899	120
1900	83
1901	113
1902	95
1903	84
1904	58
1905	58
1906	105
1907	50
1908	84
1909	63
1910	76
1911	50
1912	47
1913	58
1914	54
1915	53
1916	46
1917	50
1918	49
1919	39
1920	39
1921	47
1922	45
1923	36
1924	43
1925	39
1926	29
1927	34
1928	23
1929	35
1930	36
1931	15
1932	19
1933	28
1934	17
1935	22
1936	17
1937	18
1938	24
1939	13
1940	16
1941	16
1942	15
1943	14
1944	15
1945	15
1946	13
1947	8
1948	15
1949	11
1950	13
1951	9
1952	13
1953	10
1954	8
1955	10
1956	7
1957	12
1958	9
1959	6
1960	6
1961	7
1962	9
1963	8
1964	9
1965	7
1966	5
1967	8
1968	8
1969	5
1970	4
1971	7
1972	10
1973	9
1974	8
1975	8
1976	8
1977	10
1978	8
1979	10
1980	14
1981	15
1982	12
1983	16
1984	17
1985	15
1986	23
1987	21
1988	22
1989	23
1990	28
1991	33
1992	31
1993	34
1994	34
1995	39
1996	44
1997	45
1998	51
1999	50
2000	63
2001	64
2002	90
2003	103
2004	120
2005	114
2006	130
2007	115
2008	149
2009	172
2010	191
2011	208
2012	233
2013	250
2014	259
2015	285
2016	300
2017	333
2018	384
2019	418
2020	423
2021	404
2022	365
2023	355
2024	326
2025	304

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Wisconsin 2.1×
Kentucky 2.0×
Minnesota 1.8×
Arizona 1.7×
Michigan 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 488
Rank in 2025: #601
How rare: 1 in 3,293 girls
Since 1880: 14,028

Most popular in 2020, at 423 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 6% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wisconsin	2.1×	42
Kentucky	2.0×	34
Minnesota	1.8×	37
Arizona	1.7×	48
Michigan	1.6×	56

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