Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1984
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See the 42 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 123 |
| 1986 | 436 |
| 1987 | 309 |
| 1988 | 317 |
| 1989 | 330 |
| 1990 | 327 |
| 1991 | 351 |
| 1992 | 340 |
| 1993 | 343 |
| 1994 | 323 |
| 1995 | 340 |
| 1996 | 361 |
| 1997 | 396 |
| 1998 | 449 |
| 1999 | 461 |
| 2000 | 487 |
| 2001 | 534 |
| 2002 | 526 |
| 2003 | 587 |
| 2004 | 632 |
| 2005 | 668 |
| 2006 | 647 |
| 2007 | 726 |
| 2008 | 759 |
| 2009 | 789 |
| 2010 | 730 |
| 2011 | 731 |
| 2012 | 697 |
| 2013 | 647 |
| 2014 | 657 |
| 2015 | 565 |
| 2016 | 541 |
| 2017 | 462 |
| 2018 | 416 |
| 2019 | 384 |
| 2020 | 437 |
| 2021 | 460 |
| 2022 | 360 |
| 2023 | 292 |
| 2024 | 238 |
| 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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- Mississippi 5.9×
- South Carolina 3.4×
- Alabama 2.4×
- Louisiana 2.1×
- Maryland 2.1×
More like it
More like Kayleigh
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 340
- Rank in 2025
- #799
- How rare
- 1 in 4,727 girls
- Since 1984
- 34,561
Most popular in 2009, at 789 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 63% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 5.9× | 40 |
| South Carolina | 3.4× | 46 |
| Alabama | 2.4× | 33 |
| Louisiana | 2.1× | 27 |
| Maryland | 2.1× | 32 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.