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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 146 recorded years as a table

Samantha, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	231
1881	131
1882	139
1883	151
1884	124
1885	128
1886	90
1887	110
1888	101
1889	78
1890	79
1891	108
1892	94
1893	94
1894	72
1895	68
1896	76
1897	56
1898	81
1899	64
1900	90
1901	67
1902	57
1903	19
1904	29
1905	41
1906	44
1907	50
1908	39
1909	29
1910	25
1911	36
1912	36
1913	21
1914	26
1915	20
1916	19
1917	21
1918	15
1919	20
1920	22
1921	23
1922	23
1923	18
1924	12
1925	16
1926	8
1927	9
1928	12
1929	13
1930	12
1931	9
1932	15
1933	15
1934	14
1935	21
1936	19
1937	22
1938	15
1939	21
1940	17
1941	17
1942	18
1943	19
1944	18
1945	24
1946	21
1947	17
1948	24
1949	26
1950	20
1951	21
1952	20
1953	16
1954	15
1955	14
1956	14
1957	19
1958	54
1959	55
1960	40
1961	36
1962	37
1963	37
1964	219
1965	1,111
1966	1,060
1967	1,093
1968	1,423
1969	1,436
1970	1,313
1971	1,328
1972	1,459
1973	1,453
1974	1,534
1975	1,944
1976	2,284
1977	2,142
1978	2,537
1979	2,779
1980	2,959
1981	3,307
1982	3,997
1983	4,611
1984	4,774
1985	6,194
1986	8,214
1987	10,321
1988	11,624
1989	13,448
1990	13,625
1991	13,680
1992	13,236
1993	13,083
1994	12,781
1995	12,308
1996	11,724
1997	11,587
1998	11,429
1999	10,736
2000	9,507
2001	8,812
2002	8,165
2003	7,591
2004	7,508
2005	7,383
2006	6,559
2007	6,181
2008	5,918
2009	5,263
2010	4,732
2011	4,207
2012	3,940
2013	3,713
2014	3,210
2015	2,995
2016	2,797
2017	2,510
2018	2,307
2019	2,007
2020	1,829
2021	1,584
2022	1,588
2023	1,478
2024	1,378
2025	1,228

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Nevada 2.0×
California 1.8×
New Jersey 1.7×
Maryland 1.6×
Florida 1.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,973
Rank in 2025: #151
How rare: 1 in 814 girls
Since 1880: 592,847

Most popular in 1991, at 13,681 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 59% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Nevada	2.0×	73
California	1.8×	1,220
New Jersey	1.7×	250
Maryland	1.6×	132
Florida	1.5×	532

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