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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 143 recorded years as a table

Libby, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	54
1884	39
1885	75
1886	55
1887	55
1888	45
1889	28
1890	53
1891	49
1892	47
1893	23
1894	54
1895	60
1896	92
1897	43
1898	73
1899	73
1900	73
1901	71
1902	42
1903	57
1904	69
1905	82
1906	71
1907	72
1908	66
1909	89
1910	88
1911	105
1912	100
1913	85
1914	80
1915	110
1916	102
1917	99
1918	108
1919	101
1920	69
1921	84
1922	54
1923	66
1924	61
1925	48
1926	58
1927	79
1928	57
1929	68
1930	58
1931	65
1932	84
1933	112
1934	114
1935	92
1936	93
1937	91
1938	101
1939	85
1940	68
1941	84
1942	73
1943	72
1944	86
1945	81
1946	87
1947	87
1948	81
1949	82
1950	69
1951	66
1952	74
1953	79
1954	79
1955	69
1956	82
1957	102
1958	122
1959	118
1960	131
1961	127
1962	125
1963	115
1964	107
1965	103
1966	100
1967	124
1968	104
1969	92
1970	68
1971	67
1972	82
1973	95
1974	82
1975	82
1976	87
1977	64
1978	50
1979	52
1980	69
1981	59
1982	56
1983	56
1984	43
1985	53
1986	51
1987	55
1988	39
1989	37
1990	54
1991	47
1992	47
1993	49
1994	62
1995	80
1996	79
1997	84
1998	92
1999	85
2000	107
2001	118
2002	126
2003	140
2004	164
2005	180
2006	183
2007	168
2008	167
2009	193
2010	195
2011	159
2012	160
2013	165
2014	171
2015	151
2016	142
2017	138
2018	136
2019	154
2020	127
2021	126
2022	154
2023	140
2024	133
2025	126

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 5.9×
Texas 0.7×
California 0.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 202
Rank in 2025: #1,144
How rare: 1 in 7,956 girls
Since 1881: 17,966

Most popular in 2010, at 195 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 17% per million girls born.

Top 3 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	5.9×	184
Texas	0.7×	43
California	0.4×	26

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