Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1886
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 137 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 55 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 38 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1896 | 25 |
| 1897 | 21 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1900 | 23 |
| 1901 | 33 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 31 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 41 |
| 1906 | 44 |
| 1907 | 50 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 41 |
| 1912 | 47 |
| 1913 | 53 |
| 1914 | 34 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 31 |
| 1919 | 37 |
| 1920 | 45 |
| 1921 | 41 |
| 1922 | 50 |
| 1923 | 39 |
| 1924 | 54 |
| 1925 | 49 |
| 1926 | 50 |
| 1927 | 71 |
| 1928 | 82 |
| 1929 | 67 |
| 1930 | 58 |
| 1931 | 38 |
| 1932 | 45 |
| 1933 | 41 |
| 1934 | 32 |
| 1935 | 44 |
| 1936 | 22 |
| 1937 | 30 |
| 1938 | 29 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1940 | 37 |
| 1941 | 26 |
| 1942 | 22 |
| 1943 | 37 |
| 1944 | 39 |
| 1945 | 33 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1947 | 39 |
| 1948 | 49 |
| 1949 | 44 |
| 1950 | 51 |
| 1951 | 61 |
| 1952 | 56 |
| 1953 | 81 |
| 1954 | 94 |
| 1955 | 104 |
| 1956 | 115 |
| 1957 | 105 |
| 1958 | 122 |
| 1959 | 123 |
| 1960 | 141 |
| 1961 | 139 |
| 1962 | 144 |
| 1963 | 167 |
| 1964 | 181 |
| 1965 | 174 |
| 1966 | 220 |
| 1967 | 211 |
| 1968 | 257 |
| 1969 | 262 |
| 1970 | 244 |
| 1971 | 242 |
| 1972 | 270 |
| 1973 | 236 |
| 1974 | 256 |
| 1975 | 261 |
| 1976 | 256 |
| 1977 | 237 |
| 1978 | 233 |
| 1979 | 278 |
| 1980 | 254 |
| 1981 | 211 |
| 1982 | 220 |
| 1983 | 210 |
| 1984 | 186 |
| 1985 | 194 |
| 1986 | 188 |
| 1987 | 199 |
| 1988 | 174 |
| 1989 | 183 |
| 1990 | 197 |
| 1991 | 193 |
| 1992 | 195 |
| 1993 | 196 |
| 1994 | 188 |
| 1995 | 187 |
| 1996 | 184 |
| 1997 | 275 |
| 1998 | 289 |
| 1999 | 323 |
| 2000 | 269 |
| 2001 | 287 |
| 2002 | 243 |
| 2003 | 262 |
| 2004 | 254 |
| 2005 | 255 |
| 2006 | 261 |
| 2007 | 259 |
| 2008 | 215 |
| 2009 | 207 |
| 2010 | 210 |
| 2011 | 171 |
| 2012 | 174 |
| 2013 | 164 |
| 2014 | 135 |
| 2015 | 159 |
| 2016 | 149 |
| 2017 | 147 |
| 2018 | 153 |
| 2019 | 177 |
| 2020 | 155 |
| 2021 | 149 |
| 2022 | 176 |
| 2023 | 200 |
| 2024 | 233 |
| 2025 | 202 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Arizona 2.1×
- California 1.9×
- New Jersey 1.9×
- Texas 1.8×
- Illinois 1.3×
More like it
More like Luz
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 324
- Rank in 2025
- #838
- How rare
- 1 in 4,960 girls
- Since 1886
- 27,874
Most popular in 1999, at 323 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 27% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.1× | 38 |
| California | 1.9× | 203 |
| New Jersey | 1.9× | 43 |
| Texas | 1.8× | 185 |
| Illinois | 1.3× | 37 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.