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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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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 138 recorded years as a table

Silvia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1884	47
1886	48
1887	48
1888	28
1889	39
1890	37
1894	31
1895	26
1896	38
1897	51
1898	35
1899	51
1900	40
1901	42
1902	45
1903	50
1904	18
1905	34
1906	27
1907	35
1908	27
1909	43
1910	48
1911	38
1912	54
1913	27
1914	32
1915	35
1916	41
1917	38
1918	37
1919	48
1920	35
1921	34
1922	30
1923	46
1924	22
1925	29
1926	40
1927	36
1928	30
1929	20
1930	27
1931	35
1932	14
1933	28
1934	24
1935	39
1936	36
1937	31
1938	42
1939	40
1940	42
1941	36
1942	42
1943	36
1944	44
1945	44
1946	52
1947	41
1948	47
1949	55
1950	58
1951	71
1952	70
1953	70
1954	70
1955	119
1956	117
1957	125
1958	125
1959	122
1960	113
1961	133
1962	135
1963	130
1964	138
1965	168
1966	162
1967	171
1968	177
1969	194
1970	171
1971	177
1972	207
1973	199
1974	243
1975	237
1976	227
1977	211
1978	206
1979	219
1980	191
1981	206
1982	204
1983	188
1984	176
1985	192
1986	188
1987	152
1988	204
1989	195
1990	195
1991	199
1992	202
1993	181
1994	181
1995	173
1996	167
1997	149
1998	151
1999	137
2000	142
2001	146
2002	117
2003	131
2004	128
2005	134
2006	128
2007	125
2008	108
2009	130
2010	105
2011	107
2012	104
2013	107
2014	111
2015	95
2016	96
2017	83
2018	94
2019	108
2020	97
2021	100
2022	99
2023	102
2024	128
2025	113

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

California 1.4×
Texas 1.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 182
Rank in 2025: #1,235
How rare: 1 in 8,831 girls
Since 1884: 21,272

Most popular in 1974, at 243 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 19% per million girls born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.4×	77
Texas	1.0×	58

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