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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1966

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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 55 recorded years as a table

Paisley, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1966	3
1967	3
1968	4
1969	5
1970	5
1972	4
1973	4
1974	4
1976	3
1977	7
1978	10
1980	4
1981	4
1982	5
1985	6
1986	13
1987	16
1988	19
1989	21
1990	27
1991	31
1992	44
1993	51
1994	46
1995	39
1996	32
1997	29
1998	31
1999	33
2000	49
2001	56
2002	61
2003	54
2004	100
2005	123
2006	172
2007	255
2008	370
2009	557
2010	747
2011	935
2012	1,660
2013	2,056
2014	2,520
2015	2,852
2016	2,756
2017	2,872
2018	2,567
2019	2,550
2020	2,709
2021	2,620
2022	2,473
2023	2,336
2024	2,194
2025	2,183

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Wyoming 5.9×
West Virginia 4.7×
Vermont 4.2×
South Dakota 3.9×
Montana 3.6×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 3,508
Rank in 2025: #67
How rare: 1 in 458 girls
Since 1966: 65,369

Most popular in 2017, at 2,872 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 23% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Wyoming	5.9×	33
West Virginia	4.7×	162
Vermont	4.2×	26
South Dakota	3.9×	77
Montana	3.6×	67

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