Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1918
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See the 99 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1920 | 4 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1929 | 4 |
| 1930 | 4 |
| 1931 | 8 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 9 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1944 | 8 |
| 1945 | 7 |
| 1946 | 3 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1957 | 8 |
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1961 | 13 |
| 1962 | 17 |
| 1963 | 14 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1966 | 17 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1968 | 25 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1972 | 44 |
| 1973 | 43 |
| 1974 | 48 |
| 1975 | 52 |
| 1976 | 59 |
| 1977 | 55 |
| 1978 | 71 |
| 1979 | 90 |
| 1980 | 100 |
| 1981 | 93 |
| 1982 | 93 |
| 1983 | 99 |
| 1984 | 125 |
| 1985 | 119 |
| 1986 | 132 |
| 1987 | 124 |
| 1988 | 125 |
| 1989 | 145 |
| 1990 | 188 |
| 1991 | 213 |
| 1992 | 222 |
| 1993 | 264 |
| 1994 | 270 |
| 1995 | 285 |
| 1996 | 277 |
| 1997 | 276 |
| 1998 | 295 |
| 1999 | 266 |
| 2000 | 281 |
| 2001 | 296 |
| 2002 | 390 |
| 2003 | 607 |
| 2004 | 478 |
| 2005 | 468 |
| 2006 | 443 |
| 2007 | 418 |
| 2008 | 350 |
| 2009 | 316 |
| 2010 | 273 |
| 2011 | 252 |
| 2012 | 392 |
| 2013 | 241 |
| 2014 | 247 |
| 2015 | 248 |
| 2016 | 230 |
| 2017 | 200 |
| 2018 | 170 |
| 2019 | 141 |
| 2020 | 154 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2022 | 127 |
| 2023 | 127 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2025 | 82 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- California 2.1×
- Texas 2.1×
- Florida 1.2×
- New York 1.1×
More like it
More like Perla
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 132
- Rank in 2025
- #1,587
- How rare
- 1 in 12,176 girls
- Since 1918
- 20,806
Most popular in 2003, at 607 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 67% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.1× | 109 |
| Texas | 2.1× | 107 |
| Florida | 1.2× | 32 |
| New York | 1.1× | 28 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.