Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1976
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See the 37 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2019 | 74 |
| 2020 | 113 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2022 | 101 |
| 2023 | 88 |
| 2024 | 104 |
| 2025 | 85 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Georgia 2.5×
- North Carolina 2.0×
- Florida 1.9×
- Texas 1.3×
More like it
More like Kelani
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 137
- Rank in 2025
- #1,540
- How rare
- 1 in 11,731 girls
- Since 1976
- 1,708
Most popular in 2020, at 113 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 300% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.5× | 31 |
| North Carolina | 2.0× | 25 |
| Florida | 1.9× | 45 |
| Texas | 1.3× | 59 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.