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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1957

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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 53 recorded years as a table

Kennedy, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1957	2
1963	3
1965	3
1969	3
1975	3
1977	3
1978	5
1979	4
1980	3
1982	5
1983	5
1984	6
1985	5
1986	10
1987	14
1988	8
1989	15
1990	20
1991	18
1992	25
1993	74
1994	265
1995	702
1996	809
1997	933
1998	938
1999	1,067
2000	1,316
2001	1,336
2002	1,399
2003	1,518
2004	1,572
2005	1,529
2006	1,527
2007	1,588
2008	1,562
2009	1,558
2010	1,594
2011	1,846
2012	1,924
2013	2,257
2014	2,518
2015	2,534
2016	2,450
2017	2,411
2018	2,320
2019	2,200
2020	2,079
2021	2,098
2022	1,876
2023	1,916
2024	1,784
2025	1,825

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Delaware 3.0×
New Hampshire 2.9×
Montana 2.5×
Maine 2.3×
Rhode Island 2.2×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,933
Rank in 2025: #85
How rare: 1 in 547 girls
Since 1957: 93,663

Most popular in 2015, at 2,534 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 28% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Delaware	3.0×	36
New Hampshire	2.9×	60
Montana	2.5×	38
Maine	2.3×	38
Rhode Island	2.2×	30

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