Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
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See the 146 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,620 |
| 1882 | 1,567 |
| 1883 | 1,318 |
| 1884 | 1,535 |
| 1885 | 1,586 |
| 1886 | 1,467 |
| 1887 | 1,315 |
| 1888 | 1,439 |
| 1889 | 1,161 |
| 1890 | 1,271 |
| 1891 | 1,175 |
| 1892 | 1,239 |
| 1893 | 1,094 |
| 1894 | 1,081 |
| 1895 | 1,002 |
| 1896 | 954 |
| 1897 | 892 |
| 1898 | 846 |
| 1899 | 1,043 |
| 1900 | 887 |
| 1901 | 857 |
| 1902 | 837 |
| 1903 | 802 |
| 1904 | 748 |
| 1905 | 744 |
| 1906 | 654 |
| 1907 | 600 |
| 1908 | 619 |
| 1909 | 582 |
| 1910 | 633 |
| 1911 | 461 |
| 1912 | 482 |
| 1913 | 411 |
| 1914 | 452 |
| 1915 | 385 |
| 1916 | 348 |
| 1917 | 373 |
| 1918 | 371 |
| 1919 | 426 |
| 1920 | 364 |
| 1921 | 341 |
| 1922 | 373 |
| 1923 | 342 |
| 1924 | 341 |
| 1925 | 336 |
| 1926 | 343 |
| 1927 | 343 |
| 1928 | 316 |
| 1929 | 326 |
| 1930 | 316 |
| 1931 | 317 |
| 1932 | 273 |
| 1933 | 331 |
| 1934 | 363 |
| 1935 | 359 |
| 1936 | 317 |
| 1937 | 332 |
| 1938 | 338 |
| 1939 | 305 |
| 1940 | 295 |
| 1941 | 286 |
| 1942 | 268 |
| 1943 | 237 |
| 1944 | 265 |
| 1945 | 256 |
| 1946 | 211 |
| 1947 | 203 |
| 1948 | 207 |
| 1949 | 157 |
| 1950 | 144 |
| 1951 | 129 |
| 1952 | 106 |
| 1953 | 108 |
| 1954 | 117 |
| 1955 | 114 |
| 1956 | 139 |
| 1957 | 135 |
| 1958 | 133 |
| 1959 | 136 |
| 1960 | 151 |
| 1961 | 125 |
| 1962 | 118 |
| 1963 | 115 |
| 1964 | 108 |
| 1965 | 102 |
| 1966 | 96 |
| 1967 | 85 |
| 1968 | 112 |
| 1969 | 105 |
| 1970 | 97 |
| 1971 | 136 |
| 1972 | 141 |
| 1973 | 132 |
| 1974 | 144 |
| 1975 | 134 |
| 1976 | 147 |
| 1977 | 151 |
| 1978 | 140 |
| 1979 | 156 |
| 1980 | 162 |
| 1981 | 156 |
| 1982 | 162 |
| 1983 | 178 |
| 1984 | 148 |
| 1985 | 128 |
| 1986 | 119 |
| 1987 | 116 |
| 1988 | 139 |
| 1989 | 174 |
| 1990 | 191 |
| 1991 | 187 |
| 1992 | 197 |
| 1993 | 222 |
| 1994 | 321 |
| 1995 | 412 |
| 1996 | 468 |
| 1997 | 432 |
| 1998 | 453 |
| 1999 | 501 |
| 2000 | 534 |
| 2001 | 611 |
| 2002 | 618 |
| 2003 | 557 |
| 2004 | 531 |
| 2005 | 550 |
| 2006 | 591 |
| 2007 | 587 |
| 2008 | 600 |
| 2009 | 575 |
| 2010 | 704 |
| 2011 | 708 |
| 2012 | 725 |
| 2013 | 697 |
| 2014 | 721 |
| 2015 | 725 |
| 2016 | 772 |
| 2017 | 889 |
| 2018 | 932 |
| 2019 | 1,108 |
| 2020 | 1,239 |
| 2021 | 1,321 |
| 2022 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | 1,567 |
| 2024 | 1,792 |
| 2025 | 1,880 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Maine 4.1×
- Alaska 3.8×
- West Virginia 3.4×
- North Dakota 3.2×
- Montana 3.1×
More like it
More like Josie
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 3,021
- Rank in 2025
- #82
- How rare
- 1 in 532 girls
- Since 1880
- 75,370
Most popular in 2025, at 1,880 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 159% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 4.1× | 65 |
| Alaska | 3.8× | 33 |
| West Virginia | 3.4× | 92 |
| North Dakota | 3.2× | 44 |
| Montana | 3.1× | 45 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.