Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1888
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 133 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 34 |
| 1890 | 47 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1895 | 47 |
| 1896 | 25 |
| 1897 | 43 |
| 1898 | 43 |
| 1900 | 30 |
| 1902 | 27 |
| 1903 | 38 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 31 |
| 1906 | 34 |
| 1907 | 25 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 25 |
| 1913 | 32 |
| 1914 | 28 |
| 1915 | 29 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 20 |
| 1919 | 25 |
| 1920 | 21 |
| 1921 | 24 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1926 | 8 |
| 1927 | 13 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 8 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1933 | 18 |
| 1934 | 21 |
| 1935 | 19 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1937 | 24 |
| 1938 | 32 |
| 1939 | 23 |
| 1940 | 24 |
| 1941 | 33 |
| 1942 | 31 |
| 1943 | 32 |
| 1944 | 38 |
| 1945 | 37 |
| 1946 | 43 |
| 1947 | 46 |
| 1948 | 35 |
| 1949 | 44 |
| 1950 | 45 |
| 1951 | 54 |
| 1952 | 47 |
| 1953 | 46 |
| 1954 | 90 |
| 1955 | 90 |
| 1956 | 152 |
| 1957 | 496 |
| 1958 | 565 |
| 1959 | 607 |
| 1960 | 571 |
| 1961 | 561 |
| 1962 | 540 |
| 1963 | 623 |
| 1964 | 753 |
| 1965 | 829 |
| 1966 | 900 |
| 1967 | 1,021 |
| 1968 | 1,136 |
| 1969 | 1,813 |
| 1970 | 1,991 |
| 1971 | 2,318 |
| 1972 | 2,162 |
| 1973 | 2,659 |
| 1974 | 3,999 |
| 1975 | 4,729 |
| 1976 | 5,720 |
| 1977 | 6,652 |
| 1978 | 7,041 |
| 1979 | 7,014 |
| 1980 | 8,088 |
| 1981 | 8,305 |
| 1982 | 8,482 |
| 1983 | 8,881 |
| 1984 | 7,496 |
| 1985 | 6,615 |
| 1986 | 5,869 |
| 1987 | 5,088 |
| 1988 | 4,642 |
| 1989 | 4,418 |
| 1990 | 4,208 |
| 1991 | 3,844 |
| 1992 | 3,828 |
| 1993 | 3,713 |
| 1994 | 3,868 |
| 1995 | 3,733 |
| 1996 | 3,569 |
| 1997 | 3,412 |
| 1998 | 3,096 |
| 1999 | 2,944 |
| 2000 | 2,855 |
| 2001 | 2,753 |
| 2002 | 2,307 |
| 2003 | 2,149 |
| 2004 | 1,834 |
| 2005 | 1,574 |
| 2006 | 1,391 |
| 2007 | 1,288 |
| 2008 | 1,092 |
| 2009 | 923 |
| 2010 | 811 |
| 2011 | 767 |
| 2012 | 701 |
| 2013 | 666 |
| 2014 | 572 |
| 2015 | 546 |
| 2016 | 522 |
| 2017 | 450 |
| 2018 | 437 |
| 2019 | 387 |
| 2020 | 359 |
| 2021 | 321 |
| 2022 | 260 |
| 2023 | 281 |
| 2024 | 217 |
| 2025 | 203 |
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 2.0×
- New Jersey 1.6×
- North Carolina 1.6×
- Massachusetts 1.6×
- Michigan 1.5×
More like it
More like Erin
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 327
- Rank in 2025
- #833
- How rare
- 1 in 4,915 girls
- Since 1888
- 316,575
Most popular in 1983, at 8,881 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 63% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2.0× | 25 |
| New Jersey | 1.6× | 41 |
| North Carolina | 1.6× | 50 |
| Massachusetts | 1.6× | 26 |
| Michigan | 1.5× | 37 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.