Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1885
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 141 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 68 |
| 1886 | 42 |
| 1887 | 48 |
| 1888 | 56 |
| 1889 | 112 |
| 1890 | 53 |
| 1891 | 75 |
| 1892 | 75 |
| 1893 | 47 |
| 1894 | 94 |
| 1895 | 103 |
| 1896 | 76 |
| 1897 | 128 |
| 1898 | 77 |
| 1899 | 99 |
| 1900 | 90 |
| 1901 | 104 |
| 1902 | 144 |
| 1903 | 115 |
| 1904 | 131 |
| 1905 | 130 |
| 1906 | 135 |
| 1907 | 119 |
| 1908 | 114 |
| 1909 | 156 |
| 1910 | 121 |
| 1911 | 151 |
| 1912 | 122 |
| 1913 | 192 |
| 1914 | 207 |
| 1915 | 193 |
| 1916 | 205 |
| 1917 | 237 |
| 1918 | 262 |
| 1919 | 285 |
| 1920 | 314 |
| 1921 | 318 |
| 1922 | 372 |
| 1923 | 448 |
| 1924 | 463 |
| 1925 | 634 |
| 1926 | 752 |
| 1927 | 945 |
| 1928 | 946 |
| 1929 | 1,019 |
| 1930 | 1,126 |
| 1931 | 1,150 |
| 1932 | 1,275 |
| 1933 | 1,281 |
| 1934 | 1,285 |
| 1935 | 1,287 |
| 1936 | 1,425 |
| 1937 | 1,162 |
| 1938 | 1,243 |
| 1939 | 1,148 |
| 1940 | 1,146 |
| 1941 | 1,283 |
| 1942 | 1,179 |
| 1943 | 1,154 |
| 1944 | 1,097 |
| 1945 | 1,063 |
| 1946 | 1,001 |
| 1947 | 1,024 |
| 1948 | 958 |
| 1949 | 960 |
| 1950 | 1,036 |
| 1951 | 1,117 |
| 1952 | 1,227 |
| 1953 | 1,226 |
| 1954 | 1,219 |
| 1955 | 1,222 |
| 1956 | 1,404 |
| 1957 | 1,432 |
| 1958 | 1,374 |
| 1959 | 1,423 |
| 1960 | 1,373 |
| 1961 | 1,293 |
| 1962 | 1,234 |
| 1963 | 1,132 |
| 1964 | 1,171 |
| 1965 | 1,119 |
| 1966 | 1,235 |
| 1967 | 1,142 |
| 1968 | 1,161 |
| 1969 | 1,002 |
| 1970 | 1,014 |
| 1971 | 1,097 |
| 1972 | 1,194 |
| 1973 | 1,164 |
| 1974 | 1,879 |
| 1975 | 1,582 |
| 1976 | 1,417 |
| 1977 | 1,370 |
| 1978 | 1,270 |
| 1979 | 1,134 |
| 1980 | 1,034 |
| 1981 | 972 |
| 1982 | 788 |
| 1983 | 713 |
| 1984 | 686 |
| 1985 | 653 |
| 1986 | 604 |
| 1987 | 496 |
| 1988 | 470 |
| 1989 | 435 |
| 1990 | 367 |
| 1991 | 379 |
| 1992 | 334 |
| 1993 | 349 |
| 1994 | 330 |
| 1995 | 337 |
| 1996 | 335 |
| 1997 | 333 |
| 1998 | 330 |
| 1999 | 336 |
| 2000 | 334 |
| 2001 | 322 |
| 2002 | 328 |
| 2003 | 319 |
| 2004 | 335 |
| 2005 | 316 |
| 2006 | 320 |
| 2007 | 314 |
| 2008 | 304 |
| 2009 | 320 |
| 2010 | 356 |
| 2011 | 333 |
| 2012 | 353 |
| 2013 | 372 |
| 2014 | 391 |
| 2015 | 411 |
| 2016 | 538 |
| 2017 | 561 |
| 2018 | 530 |
| 2019 | 547 |
| 2020 | 487 |
| 2021 | 475 |
| 2022 | 419 |
| 2023 | 426 |
| 2024 | 436 |
| 2025 | 465 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Virginia 1.8×
- Massachusetts 1.7×
- Alabama 1.7×
- Maryland 1.6×
- New Jersey 1.4×
More like it
More like Joy
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 747
- Rank in 2025
- #419
- How rare
- 1 in 2,151 girls
- Since 1885
- 140,694
Most popular in 1974, at 1,879 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 13% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1.8× | 80 |
| Massachusetts | 1.7× | 54 |
| Alabama | 1.7× | 41 |
| Maryland | 1.6× | 45 |
| New Jersey | 1.4× | 68 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.