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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1970

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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 46 recorded years as a table

Madison, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1970	3
1971	3
1975	4
1981	4
1984	25
1985	175
1986	377
1987	431
1988	463
1989	665
1990	741
1991	1,318
1992	1,716
1993	2,423
1994	3,507
1995	5,559
1996	7,651
1997	8,726
1998	10,067
1999	10,178
2000	10,995
2001	12,310
2002	12,118
2003	11,056
2004	11,234
2005	10,595
2006	9,802
2007	9,346
2008	9,015
2009	8,305
2010	7,424
2011	7,053
2012	6,483
2013	6,044
2014	5,784
2015	5,662
2016	5,111
2017	4,582
2018	4,176
2019	3,756
2020	3,868
2021	3,635
2022	3,358
2023	3,228
2024	2,827
2025	3,077

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Connecticut 2.7×
Delaware 2.3×
New Jersey 2.2×
District of Columbia 2.1×
New Hampshire 2.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 4,945
Rank in 2025: #40
How rare: 1 in 325 girls
Since 1970: 419,806

Most popular in 2001, at 12,310 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 46% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Connecticut	2.7×	281
Delaware	2.3×	47
New Jersey	2.2×	710
District of Columbia	2.1×	42
New Hampshire	2.1×	70

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