Sparkle · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1948

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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 50 recorded years as a table

Sparkle, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1948	3
1976	30
1977	58
1978	47
1979	77
1980	66
1981	50
1982	47
1983	50
1984	35
1985	34
1986	38
1987	38
1988	29
1989	29
1990	25
1991	24
1992	23
1993	20
1994	13
1995	14
1996	12
1997	19
1998	14
1999	16
2000	13
2001	9
2002	12
2003	5
2004	10
2005	4
2006	6
2007	8
2008	5
2009	6
2010	3
2011	7
2012	5
2013	7
2014	11
2015	4
2016	3
2017	4
2018	5
2019	5
2020	4
2021	5
2022	4
2023	3
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sparkle isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #14,942
How rare: 1 in 321,453 girls
Since 1948: 1,641

Most popular in 1979, at 77 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 21% per million girls born.

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