Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1912
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 114 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 14 |
| 1920 | 18 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1925 | 16 |
| 1926 | 43 |
| 1927 | 33 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1929 | 37 |
| 1930 | 40 |
| 1931 | 49 |
| 1932 | 59 |
| 1933 | 68 |
| 1934 | 75 |
| 1935 | 87 |
| 1936 | 107 |
| 1937 | 103 |
| 1938 | 111 |
| 1939 | 106 |
| 1940 | 89 |
| 1941 | 76 |
| 1942 | 76 |
| 1943 | 70 |
| 1944 | 97 |
| 1945 | 106 |
| 1946 | 83 |
| 1947 | 107 |
| 1948 | 151 |
| 1949 | 153 |
| 1950 | 161 |
| 1951 | 133 |
| 1952 | 167 |
| 1953 | 176 |
| 1954 | 194 |
| 1955 | 214 |
| 1956 | 183 |
| 1957 | 200 |
| 1958 | 202 |
| 1959 | 194 |
| 1960 | 219 |
| 1961 | 214 |
| 1962 | 229 |
| 1963 | 229 |
| 1964 | 296 |
| 1965 | 267 |
| 1966 | 280 |
| 1967 | 316 |
| 1968 | 346 |
| 1969 | 394 |
| 1970 | 347 |
| 1971 | 386 |
| 1972 | 385 |
| 1973 | 418 |
| 1974 | 432 |
| 1975 | 503 |
| 1976 | 519 |
| 1977 | 697 |
| 1978 | 903 |
| 1979 | 882 |
| 1980 | 840 |
| 1981 | 790 |
| 1982 | 735 |
| 1983 | 697 |
| 1984 | 725 |
| 1985 | 790 |
| 1986 | 711 |
| 1987 | 701 |
| 1988 | 700 |
| 1989 | 642 |
| 1990 | 583 |
| 1991 | 580 |
| 1992 | 581 |
| 1993 | 542 |
| 1994 | 486 |
| 1995 | 443 |
| 1996 | 392 |
| 1997 | 376 |
| 1998 | 366 |
| 1999 | 343 |
| 2000 | 325 |
| 2001 | 327 |
| 2002 | 326 |
| 2003 | 332 |
| 2004 | 286 |
| 2005 | 309 |
| 2006 | 433 |
| 2007 | 425 |
| 2008 | 467 |
| 2009 | 425 |
| 2010 | 457 |
| 2011 | 462 |
| 2012 | 420 |
| 2013 | 443 |
| 2014 | 399 |
| 2015 | 381 |
| 2016 | 376 |
| 2017 | 364 |
| 2018 | 310 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 264 |
| 2021 | 273 |
| 2022 | 265 |
| 2023 | 261 |
| 2024 | 224 |
| 2025 | 212 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Maryland 1.8×
- California 1.8×
- New Jersey 1.6×
- Texas 1.6×
- Massachusetts 1.6×
More like it
More like Janelle
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 340
- Rank in 2025
- #799
- How rare
- 1 in 4,727 girls
- Since 1912
- 56,881
Most popular in 1978, at 903 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1.8× | 26 |
| California | 1.8× | 203 |
| New Jersey | 1.6× | 40 |
| Texas | 1.6× | 179 |
| Massachusetts | 1.6× | 26 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.