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Its story

Popularity since 1958

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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 57 recorded years as a table

Sky, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1958	2
1970	3
1971	4
1972	12
1973	9
1974	11
1975	17
1976	15
1977	18
1978	24
1979	24
1980	18
1981	16
1982	18
1983	16
1984	12
1985	16
1986	8
1987	33
1988	37
1989	37
1990	48
1991	41
1992	49
1993	55
1994	62
1995	73
1996	91
1997	102
1998	106
1999	121
2000	118
2001	123
2002	140
2003	149
2004	123
2005	142
2006	132
2007	141
2008	141
2009	138
2010	142
2011	150
2012	178
2013	169
2014	216
2015	206
2016	207
2017	194
2018	185
2019	201
2020	208
2021	247
2022	241
2023	224
2024	206
2025	169

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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Florida 1.9×
Georgia 1.7×
California 1.7×
New York 1.6×
New Jersey 1.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 272
Rank in 2025: #948
How rare: 1 in 5,909 girls
Since 1958: 9,743

Most popular in 2021, at 247 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 18% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Florida	1.9×	98
Georgia	1.7×	46
California	1.7×	165
New York	1.6×	73
New Jersey	1.3×	28

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