Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1940
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See the 82 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 28 |
| 1941 | 20 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 14 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1946 | 7 |
| 1947 | 3 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1950 | 3 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1954 | 4 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1961 | 4 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 4 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1971 | 14 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 28 |
| 1974 | 39 |
| 1975 | 52 |
| 1976 | 62 |
| 1977 | 87 |
| 1978 | 103 |
| 1979 | 99 |
| 1980 | 111 |
| 1981 | 112 |
| 1982 | 124 |
| 1983 | 116 |
| 1984 | 137 |
| 1985 | 696 |
| 1986 | 938 |
| 1987 | 932 |
| 1988 | 870 |
| 1989 | 1,011 |
| 1990 | 1,143 |
| 1991 | 1,228 |
| 1992 | 1,418 |
| 1993 | 1,920 |
| 1994 | 2,718 |
| 1995 | 3,125 |
| 1996 | 3,130 |
| 1997 | 3,268 |
| 1998 | 3,306 |
| 1999 | 3,222 |
| 2000 | 3,040 |
| 2001 | 2,908 |
| 2002 | 2,675 |
| 2003 | 2,322 |
| 2004 | 1,917 |
| 2005 | 1,650 |
| 2006 | 1,297 |
| 2007 | 1,100 |
| 2008 | 1,006 |
| 2009 | 912 |
| 2010 | 819 |
| 2011 | 653 |
| 2012 | 664 |
| 2013 | 539 |
| 2014 | 531 |
| 2015 | 448 |
| 2016 | 435 |
| 2017 | 408 |
| 2018 | 411 |
| 2019 | 375 |
| 2020 | 351 |
| 2021 | 373 |
| 2022 | 337 |
| 2023 | 327 |
| 2024 | 314 |
| 2025 | 296 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New Mexico 5.8×
- Nevada 4.0×
- California 2.4×
- Oregon 2.2×
- Washington 1.9×
More like it
More like Sierra
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 476
- Rank in 2025
- #614
- How rare
- 1 in 3,376 girls
- Since 1940
- 100,597
Most popular in 1998, at 3,306 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 34% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5.8× | 26 |
| Nevada | 4.0× | 34 |
| California | 2.4× | 373 |
| Oregon | 2.2× | 27 |
| Washington | 1.9× | 51 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.