Jesse · 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

Jesse, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	55
1881	54
1882	46
1883	53
1884	109
1885	113
1886	42
1887	69
1888	67
1889	78
1890	53
1891	59
1892	66
1893	56
1894	49
1895	47
1896	63
1897	43
1898	58
1899	73
1900	33
1901	54
1902	57
1903	61
1904	44
1905	79
1906	51
1907	31
1908	24
1909	52
1910	28
1911	38
1912	48
1913	50
1914	34
1915	44
1916	30
1917	23
1918	48
1919	42
1920	30
1921	36
1922	29
1923	30
1924	44
1925	43
1926	45
1927	38
1928	36
1929	38
1930	25
1931	33
1932	29
1933	24
1934	22
1935	28
1936	18
1937	18
1938	26
1939	25
1940	22
1941	14
1942	18
1943	17
1944	17
1945	16
1946	9
1947	15
1948	12
1949	12
1950	16
1951	21
1952	19
1953	15
1954	13
1955	13
1956	12
1957	12
1958	10
1959	7
1960	17
1961	18
1962	15
1963	16
1964	16
1965	12
1966	23
1967	18
1968	17
1969	30
1970	30
1971	31
1972	34
1973	42
1974	57
1975	80
1976	93
1977	106
1978	125
1979	141
1980	176
1981	228
1982	182
1983	154
1984	170
1985	162
1986	206
1987	185
1988	179
1989	170
1990	183
1991	180
1992	169
1993	186
1994	200
1995	209
1996	165
1997	151
1998	153
1999	200
2000	155
2001	108
2002	106
2003	94
2004	99
2005	94
2006	64
2007	61
2008	63
2009	59
2010	61
2011	46
2012	45
2013	40
2014	41
2015	38
2016	38
2017	44
2018	48
2019	35
2020	40
2021	42
2022	32
2023	45
2024	45
2025	45

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Texas 1.3×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 72
Rank in 2025: #2,458
How rare: 1 in 22,323 girls
Since 1880: 12,492

Most popular in 1981, at 228 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 19% per million girls born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.3×	28

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