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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

India, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	132
1881	174
1882	148
1883	142
1884	155
1885	105
1886	104
1887	69
1888	101
1889	95
1890	116
1891	70
1892	151
1893	85
1894	49
1895	94
1896	113
1897	68
1898	62
1899	82
1900	60
1901	67
1902	61
1903	61
1904	36
1905	58
1906	54
1907	50
1908	27
1909	43
1910	48
1911	48
1912	32
1913	40
1914	43
1915	34
1916	28
1917	24
1918	24
1919	29
1920	25
1921	26
1922	32
1923	22
1924	19
1925	29
1926	29
1927	21
1928	19
1929	19
1930	15
1931	15
1932	12
1933	14
1934	16
1935	13
1936	15
1937	16
1938	15
1939	9
1940	19
1941	26
1942	17
1943	22
1944	13
1945	16
1946	16
1947	11
1948	19
1949	16
1950	16
1951	17
1952	17
1953	22
1954	27
1955	27
1956	22
1957	22
1958	24
1959	24
1960	20
1961	20
1962	16
1963	15
1964	14
1965	19
1966	23
1967	25
1968	20
1969	24
1970	110
1971	150
1972	128
1973	96
1974	72
1975	104
1976	91
1977	104
1978	84
1979	98
1980	81
1981	107
1982	83
1983	107
1984	195
1985	438
1986	352
1987	304
1988	280
1989	240
1990	263
1991	327
1992	360
1993	364
1994	345
1995	341
1996	380
1997	346
1998	291
1999	382
2000	398
2001	583
2002	545
2003	405
2004	335
2005	332
2006	275
2007	224
2008	187
2009	182
2010	147
2011	144
2012	116
2013	148
2014	127
2015	147
2016	148
2017	175
2018	173
2019	170
2020	153
2021	172
2022	168
2023	113
2024	104
2025	73

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Georgia 3.0×
North Carolina 2.0×
Florida 2.0×
New York 1.1×
Texas 0.9×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 118
Rank in 2025: #1,721
How rare: 1 in 13,620 girls
Since 1880: 23,990

Most popular in 2001, at 583 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 50% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Georgia	3.0×	39
North Carolina	2.0×	27
Florida	2.0×	50
New York	1.1×	26
Texas	0.9×	44

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