Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1880
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 132 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 55 |
| 1883 | 53 |
| 1886 | 48 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 26 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1896 | 25 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1900 | 20 |
| 1902 | 19 |
| 1906 | 17 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1913 | 21 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 38 |
| 1919 | 43 |
| 1920 | 45 |
| 1921 | 36 |
| 1922 | 51 |
| 1923 | 48 |
| 1924 | 52 |
| 1925 | 54 |
| 1926 | 54 |
| 1927 | 48 |
| 1928 | 42 |
| 1929 | 39 |
| 1930 | 39 |
| 1931 | 35 |
| 1932 | 42 |
| 1933 | 40 |
| 1934 | 41 |
| 1935 | 66 |
| 1936 | 98 |
| 1937 | 163 |
| 1938 | 170 |
| 1939 | 336 |
| 1940 | 384 |
| 1941 | 452 |
| 1942 | 496 |
| 1943 | 461 |
| 1944 | 511 |
| 1945 | 389 |
| 1946 | 408 |
| 1947 | 449 |
| 1948 | 461 |
| 1949 | 397 |
| 1950 | 377 |
| 1951 | 315 |
| 1952 | 285 |
| 1953 | 285 |
| 1954 | 248 |
| 1955 | 214 |
| 1956 | 189 |
| 1957 | 206 |
| 1958 | 192 |
| 1959 | 192 |
| 1960 | 156 |
| 1961 | 154 |
| 1962 | 145 |
| 1963 | 167 |
| 1964 | 140 |
| 1965 | 151 |
| 1966 | 132 |
| 1967 | 154 |
| 1968 | 172 |
| 1969 | 205 |
| 1970 | 180 |
| 1971 | 123 |
| 1972 | 144 |
| 1973 | 152 |
| 1974 | 125 |
| 1975 | 109 |
| 1976 | 82 |
| 1977 | 78 |
| 1978 | 71 |
| 1979 | 62 |
| 1980 | 50 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1982 | 37 |
| 1983 | 40 |
| 1984 | 34 |
| 1985 | 32 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 1988 | 26 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1990 | 31 |
| 1991 | 33 |
| 1992 | 34 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1994 | 36 |
| 1995 | 53 |
| 1996 | 46 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 66 |
| 1999 | 58 |
| 2000 | 72 |
| 2001 | 131 |
| 2002 | 193 |
| 2003 | 201 |
| 2004 | 231 |
| 2005 | 278 |
| 2006 | 341 |
| 2007 | 414 |
| 2008 | 486 |
| 2009 | 706 |
| 2010 | 870 |
| 2011 | 1,064 |
| 2012 | 1,440 |
| 2013 | 2,446 |
| 2014 | 2,849 |
| 2015 | 3,335 |
| 2016 | 3,612 |
| 2017 | 3,862 |
| 2018 | 3,835 |
| 2019 | 4,012 |
| 2020 | 3,806 |
| 2021 | 3,882 |
| 2022 | 3,920 |
| 2023 | 3,782 |
| 2024 | 3,555 |
| 2025 | 3,873 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Alaska 3.6×
- Rhode Island 2.6×
- Vermont 2.4×
- Maine 2.4×
- Delaware 2.4×
More like it
More like Penelope
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 6,225
- Rank in 2025
- #22
- How rare
- 1 in 258 girls
- Since 1880
- 109,480
Most popular in 2019, at 4,012 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 16% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3.6× | 66 |
| Rhode Island | 2.6× | 70 |
| Vermont | 2.4× | 25 |
| Maine | 2.4× | 81 |
| Delaware | 2.4× | 58 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.