Melanie · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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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 136 recorded years as a table

Melanie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1886	55
1887	41
1889	39
1891	32
1892	38
1893	23
1894	45
1895	30
1897	30
1898	43
1899	39
1900	43
1901	25
1903	19
1904	25
1905	24
1906	27
1907	38
1908	33
1909	29
1910	20
1911	22
1912	36
1913	19
1914	11
1915	20
1916	13
1917	14
1918	19
1919	15
1920	22
1921	13
1922	15
1923	10
1924	10
1925	12
1926	17
1927	23
1928	17
1929	14
1930	11
1931	16
1932	15
1933	17
1934	9
1935	9
1936	12
1937	37
1938	48
1939	52
1940	175
1941	255
1942	287
1943	292
1944	231
1945	256
1946	261
1947	293
1948	562
1949	701
1950	599
1951	559
1952	729
1953	756
1954	957
1955	1,359
1956	1,340
1957	1,210
1958	1,260
1959	1,397
1960	1,811
1961	1,861
1962	2,177
1963	2,214
1964	2,081
1965	1,765
1966	1,802
1967	1,882
1968	2,220
1969	2,327
1970	2,477
1971	3,086
1972	4,139
1973	4,169
1974	3,736
1975	3,683
1976	3,577
1977	3,505
1978	3,261
1979	3,128
1980	2,916
1981	2,683
1982	2,513
1983	2,127
1984	2,088
1985	1,820
1986	1,733
1987	1,579
1988	1,591
1989	1,968
1990	2,008
1991	1,909
1992	1,818
1993	1,651
1994	1,500
1995	1,505
1996	1,520
1997	1,449
1998	1,392
1999	1,493
2000	1,634
2001	1,618
2002	1,939
2003	1,943
2004	1,951
2005	1,891
2006	2,122
2007	2,080
2008	1,964
2009	1,898
2010	1,961
2011	1,870
2012	1,969
2013	1,980
2014	2,072
2015	1,959
2016	1,970
2017	1,877
2018	1,675
2019	1,544
2020	1,564
2021	1,333
2022	1,325
2023	1,322
2024	1,391
2025	1,290

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 2.8×
New Mexico 2.3×
California 1.8×
Nevada 1.8×
Mississippi 1.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,074
Rank in 2025: #142
How rare: 1 in 774 girls
Since 1886: 262,640

Most popular in 1973, at 4,169 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 34% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Delaware	2.8×	25
New Mexico	2.3×	45
California	1.8×	1,197
Nevada	1.8×	64
Mississippi	1.6×	60

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