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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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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 145 recorded years as a table

Petra, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	109
1882	83
1883	80
1884	70
1885	113
1886	131
1887	116
1888	134
1889	135
1890	95
1891	97
1892	113
1893	108
1894	188
1895	116
1896	139
1897	102
1898	100
1899	94
1900	133
1901	155
1902	140
1903	99
1904	156
1905	147
1906	135
1907	160
1908	120
1909	144
1910	164
1911	148
1912	113
1913	136
1914	146
1915	122
1916	95
1917	114
1918	116
1919	128
1920	127
1921	135
1922	157
1923	139
1924	150
1925	155
1926	147
1927	165
1928	158
1929	167
1930	156
1931	158
1932	132
1933	119
1934	133
1935	101
1936	111
1937	114
1938	106
1939	97
1940	94
1941	67
1942	72
1943	74
1944	78
1945	71
1946	74
1947	65
1948	77
1949	66
1950	76
1951	54
1952	47
1953	61
1954	53
1955	51
1956	59
1957	53
1958	46
1959	52
1960	68
1961	49
1962	59
1963	59
1964	73
1965	88
1966	77
1967	75
1968	82
1969	67
1970	74
1971	78
1972	77
1973	84
1974	82
1975	69
1976	84
1977	66
1978	78
1979	63
1980	70
1981	52
1982	40
1983	57
1984	53
1985	53
1986	44
1987	64
1988	44
1989	40
1990	40
1991	42
1992	47
1993	50
1994	53
1995	46
1996	48
1997	48
1998	44
1999	39
2000	50
2001	51
2002	45
2003	44
2004	48
2005	66
2006	53
2007	64
2008	70
2009	73
2010	56
2011	67
2012	69
2013	76
2014	81
2015	99
2016	89
2017	96
2018	85
2019	102
2020	108
2021	92
2022	85
2023	93
2024	91
2025	100

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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New York 1.4×
California 1.4×
Florida 1.2×
Texas 0.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 161
Rank in 2025: #1,367
How rare: 1 in 9,983 girls
Since 1881: 14,559

Most popular in 1894, at 188 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 2% per million girls born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	1.4×	31
California	1.4×	63
Florida	1.2×	29
Texas	0.8×	35

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