Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 231 |
| 1881 | 544 |
| 1882 | 677 |
| 1883 | 1,095 |
| 1884 | 1,620 |
| 1885 | 2,112 |
| 1886 | 2,968 |
| 1887 | 3,453 |
| 1888 | 5,027 |
| 1889 | 5,920 |
| 1890 | 7,175 |
| 1891 | 7,801 |
| 1892 | 8,934 |
| 1893 | 9,638 |
| 1894 | 9,434 |
| 1895 | 9,639 |
| 1896 | 9,356 |
| 1897 | 9,987 |
| 1898 | 9,425 |
| 1899 | 8,724 |
| 1900 | 8,089 |
| 1901 | 8,761 |
| 1902 | 8,475 |
| 1903 | 8,165 |
| 1904 | 8,356 |
| 1905 | 8,062 |
| 1906 | 7,840 |
| 1907 | 7,942 |
| 1908 | 8,070 |
| 1909 | 7,799 |
| 1910 | 7,647 |
| 1911 | 7,865 |
| 1912 | 7,520 |
| 1913 | 7,348 |
| 1914 | 6,991 |
| 1915 | 7,208 |
| 1916 | 6,908 |
| 1917 | 6,737 |
| 1918 | 6,578 |
| 1919 | 6,575 |
| 1920 | 6,099 |
| 1921 | 5,953 |
| 1922 | 5,626 |
| 1923 | 5,178 |
| 1924 | 5,078 |
| 1925 | 4,746 |
| 1926 | 4,474 |
| 1927 | 4,274 |
| 1928 | 4,031 |
| 1929 | 3,729 |
| 1930 | 3,453 |
| 1931 | 3,295 |
| 1932 | 3,130 |
| 1933 | 3,006 |
| 1934 | 2,692 |
| 1935 | 2,569 |
| 1936 | 2,414 |
| 1937 | 2,205 |
| 1938 | 2,118 |
| 1939 | 1,916 |
| 1940 | 1,808 |
| 1941 | 1,640 |
| 1942 | 1,415 |
| 1943 | 1,327 |
| 1944 | 1,250 |
| 1945 | 1,101 |
| 1946 | 968 |
| 1947 | 879 |
| 1948 | 794 |
| 1949 | 772 |
| 1950 | 690 |
| 1951 | 637 |
| 1952 | 571 |
| 1953 | 553 |
| 1954 | 533 |
| 1955 | 465 |
| 1956 | 384 |
| 1957 | 365 |
| 1958 | 327 |
| 1959 | 289 |
| 1960 | 285 |
| 1961 | 255 |
| 1962 | 227 |
| 1963 | 218 |
| 1964 | 192 |
| 1965 | 194 |
| 1966 | 178 |
| 1967 | 155 |
| 1968 | 147 |
| 1969 | 126 |
| 1970 | 134 |
| 1971 | 113 |
| 1972 | 111 |
| 1973 | 97 |
| 1974 | 93 |
| 1975 | 92 |
| 1976 | 78 |
| 1977 | 83 |
| 1978 | 86 |
| 1979 | 70 |
| 1980 | 80 |
| 1981 | 79 |
| 1982 | 71 |
| 1983 | 54 |
| 1984 | 69 |
| 1985 | 69 |
| 1986 | 71 |
| 1987 | 81 |
| 1988 | 62 |
| 1989 | 84 |
| 1990 | 76 |
| 1991 | 68 |
| 1992 | 78 |
| 1993 | 81 |
| 1994 | 82 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 98 |
| 1997 | 110 |
| 1998 | 124 |
| 1999 | 130 |
| 2000 | 135 |
| 2001 | 177 |
| 2002 | 175 |
| 2003 | 211 |
| 2004 | 220 |
| 2005 | 313 |
| 2006 | 359 |
| 2007 | 473 |
| 2008 | 511 |
| 2009 | 613 |
| 2010 | 698 |
| 2011 | 842 |
| 2012 | 1,014 |
| 2013 | 1,172 |
| 2014 | 1,628 |
| 2015 | 2,410 |
| 2016 | 2,642 |
| 2017 | 2,923 |
| 2018 | 2,911 |
| 2019 | 3,256 |
| 2020 | 3,414 |
| 2021 | 3,666 |
| 2022 | 3,756 |
| 2023 | 3,860 |
| 2024 | 3,970 |
| 2025 | 3,931 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Wyoming 5.0×
- Vermont 3.9×
- Alaska 3.4×
- Montana 3.0×
- Maine 3.0×
More like it
More like Hazel
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 6,318
- Rank in 2025
- #21
- How rare
- 1 in 254 girls
- Since 1880
- 302,580
Most popular in 1897, at 9,987 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 63% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5.0× | 49 |
| Vermont | 3.9× | 43 |
| Alaska | 3.4× | 67 |
| Montana | 3.0× | 99 |
| Maine | 3.0× | 107 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.