Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1953
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See the 73 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 10 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1963 | 14 |
| 1964 | 9 |
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1966 | 13 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 31 |
| 1970 | 76 |
| 1971 | 90 |
| 1972 | 76 |
| 1973 | 79 |
| 1974 | 89 |
| 1975 | 67 |
| 1976 | 57 |
| 1977 | 42 |
| 1978 | 70 |
| 1979 | 55 |
| 1980 | 81 |
| 1981 | 70 |
| 1982 | 58 |
| 1983 | 55 |
| 1984 | 58 |
| 1985 | 54 |
| 1986 | 54 |
| 1987 | 66 |
| 1988 | 60 |
| 1989 | 67 |
| 1990 | 67 |
| 1991 | 62 |
| 1992 | 70 |
| 1993 | 70 |
| 1994 | 88 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 90 |
| 1997 | 90 |
| 1998 | 84 |
| 1999 | 94 |
| 2000 | 86 |
| 2001 | 69 |
| 2002 | 78 |
| 2003 | 72 |
| 2004 | 77 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 64 |
| 2007 | 66 |
| 2008 | 78 |
| 2009 | 59 |
| 2010 | 63 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2012 | 48 |
| 2013 | 66 |
| 2014 | 81 |
| 2015 | 96 |
| 2016 | 96 |
| 2017 | 104 |
| 2018 | 99 |
| 2019 | 119 |
| 2020 | 171 |
| 2021 | 183 |
| 2022 | 184 |
| 2023 | 159 |
| 2024 | 128 |
| 2025 | 114 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Massachusetts 2.7×
- New Jersey 2.6×
- Pennsylvania 2.1×
- Illinois 1.8×
- New York 1.5×
More like it
More like Shay
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 184
- Rank in 2025
- #1,225
- How rare
- 1 in 8,735 girls
- Since 1953
- 8,227
Most popular in 2022, at 184 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 19% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2.7× | 26 |
| New Jersey | 2.6× | 37 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.1× | 39 |
| Illinois | 1.8× | 32 |
| New York | 1.5× | 47 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.