Jenny · Shortlist Together

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

Jenny, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	143
1881	163
1882	148
1883	98
1884	132
1885	128
1886	111
1887	123
1888	134
1889	112
1890	89
1891	92
1892	127
1893	113
1894	112
1895	98
1896	122
1897	98
1898	97
1899	116
1900	130
1901	109
1902	91
1903	111
1904	58
1905	62
1906	119
1907	141
1908	105
1909	112
1910	103
1911	98
1912	129
1913	128
1914	110
1915	108
1916	130
1917	121
1918	123
1919	129
1920	157
1921	144
1922	145
1923	157
1924	170
1925	165
1926	178
1927	186
1928	160
1929	182
1930	209
1931	209
1932	186
1933	217
1934	149
1935	177
1936	167
1937	165
1938	179
1939	158
1940	208
1941	204
1942	202
1943	210
1944	224
1945	230
1946	252
1947	301
1948	274
1949	313
1950	332
1951	366
1952	419
1953	402
1954	426
1955	388
1956	378
1957	546
1958	598
1959	630
1960	668
1961	619
1962	710
1963	675
1964	605
1965	559
1966	507
1967	465
1968	522
1969	616
1970	806
1971	1,346
1972	1,733
1973	1,417
1974	1,452
1975	1,416
1976	1,655
1977	1,753
1978	1,708
1979	1,636
1980	1,593
1981	1,440
1982	1,450
1983	1,345
1984	1,268
1985	1,053
1986	951
1987	978
1988	787
1989	699
1990	704
1991	674
1992	618
1993	563
1994	550
1995	557
1996	577
1997	502
1998	440
1999	427
2000	456
2001	450
2002	467
2003	388
2004	373
2005	332
2006	351
2007	320
2008	271
2009	221
2010	197
2011	206
2012	175
2013	192
2014	188
2015	157
2016	133
2017	151
2018	129
2019	117
2020	95
2021	90
2022	101
2023	108
2024	100
2025	88

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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California 1.3×
Texas 1.1×
Florida 1.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 142
Rank in 2025: #1,500
How rare: 1 in 11,318 girls
Since 1880: 92,101

Most popular in 1977, at 1,753 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million girls born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.3×	63
Texas	1.1×	53
Florida	1.1×	27

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