Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1913
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See the 111 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 8 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 6 |
| 1920 | 8 |
| 1921 | 10 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 9 |
| 1931 | 10 |
| 1932 | 17 |
| 1933 | 18 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1935 | 64 |
| 1936 | 1,029 |
| 1937 | 1,877 |
| 1938 | 1,553 |
| 1939 | 1,061 |
| 1940 | 880 |
| 1941 | 684 |
| 1942 | 443 |
| 1943 | 352 |
| 1944 | 277 |
| 1945 | 255 |
| 1946 | 253 |
| 1947 | 208 |
| 1948 | 157 |
| 1949 | 141 |
| 1950 | 145 |
| 1951 | 129 |
| 1952 | 123 |
| 1953 | 139 |
| 1954 | 160 |
| 1955 | 176 |
| 1956 | 172 |
| 1957 | 179 |
| 1958 | 190 |
| 1959 | 176 |
| 1960 | 152 |
| 1961 | 191 |
| 1962 | 188 |
| 1963 | 192 |
| 1964 | 167 |
| 1965 | 155 |
| 1966 | 180 |
| 1967 | 177 |
| 1968 | 194 |
| 1969 | 193 |
| 1970 | 229 |
| 1971 | 334 |
| 1972 | 496 |
| 1973 | 465 |
| 1974 | 544 |
| 1975 | 512 |
| 1976 | 392 |
| 1977 | 361 |
| 1978 | 315 |
| 1979 | 267 |
| 1980 | 290 |
| 1981 | 307 |
| 1982 | 257 |
| 1983 | 384 |
| 1984 | 619 |
| 1985 | 514 |
| 1986 | 525 |
| 1987 | 517 |
| 1988 | 495 |
| 1989 | 653 |
| 1990 | 1,852 |
| 1991 | 5,451 |
| 1992 | 5,096 |
| 1993 | 4,490 |
| 1994 | 4,226 |
| 1995 | 4,340 |
| 1996 | 4,535 |
| 1997 | 3,850 |
| 1998 | 3,335 |
| 1999 | 2,829 |
| 2000 | 2,512 |
| 2001 | 2,427 |
| 2002 | 2,204 |
| 2003 | 1,936 |
| 2004 | 1,627 |
| 2005 | 1,536 |
| 2006 | 1,378 |
| 2007 | 1,223 |
| 2008 | 1,136 |
| 2009 | 1,053 |
| 2010 | 945 |
| 2011 | 831 |
| 2012 | 822 |
| 2013 | 706 |
| 2014 | 624 |
| 2015 | 605 |
| 2016 | 556 |
| 2017 | 484 |
| 2018 | 434 |
| 2019 | 378 |
| 2020 | 375 |
| 2021 | 339 |
| 2022 | 307 |
| 2023 | 279 |
| 2024 | 275 |
| 2025 | 276 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- West Virginia 6.1×
- Kentucky 2.8×
- Alabama 2.6×
- Tennessee 2.4×
- North Carolina 2.0×
More like it
More like Shelby
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 444
- Rank in 2025
- #649
- How rare
- 1 in 3,619 girls
- Since 1913
- 148,830
Most popular in 1991, at 5,451 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 54% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6.1× | 26 |
| Kentucky | 2.8× | 40 |
| Alabama | 2.6× | 40 |
| Tennessee | 2.4× | 63 |
| North Carolina | 2.0× | 75 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.