Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1923
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See the 66 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 4 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1941 | 4 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1943 | 4 |
| 1947 | 3 |
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 8 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1980 | 11 |
| 1981 | 15 |
| 1982 | 21 |
| 1983 | 22 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 37 |
| 1986 | 58 |
| 1987 | 51 |
| 1988 | 70 |
| 1989 | 92 |
| 1990 | 125 |
| 1991 | 153 |
| 1992 | 230 |
| 1993 | 306 |
| 1994 | 423 |
| 1995 | 551 |
| 1996 | 656 |
| 1997 | 959 |
| 1998 | 1,062 |
| 1999 | 1,303 |
| 2000 | 1,405 |
| 2001 | 1,691 |
| 2002 | 2,174 |
| 2003 | 2,322 |
| 2004 | 2,713 |
| 2005 | 2,775 |
| 2006 | 2,659 |
| 2007 | 2,711 |
| 2008 | 3,054 |
| 2009 | 3,068 |
| 2010 | 3,118 |
| 2011 | 2,868 |
| 2012 | 2,744 |
| 2013 | 2,816 |
| 2014 | 2,687 |
| 2015 | 3,215 |
| 2016 | 4,040 |
| 2017 | 3,688 |
| 2018 | 3,533 |
| 2019 | 3,403 |
| 2020 | 3,303 |
| 2021 | 3,184 |
| 2022 | 2,996 |
| 2023 | 2,894 |
| 2024 | 2,874 |
| 2025 | 2,763 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Rhode Island 3.0×
- Delaware 2.6×
- New Hampshire 2.4×
- Hawaii 2.3×
- District of Columbia 2.2×
More like it
More like Riley
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 4,441
- Rank in 2025
- #48
- How rare
- 1 in 361 girls
- Since 1923
- 141,960
Most popular in 2016, at 4,040 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 14% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 3.0× | 62 |
| Delaware | 2.6× | 48 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4× | 75 |
| Hawaii | 2.3× | 43 |
| District of Columbia | 2.2× | 42 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.