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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 144 recorded years as a table

Thea, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	66
1881	54
1882	65
1883	53
1884	78
1885	68
1886	69
1887	41
1888	78
1889	73
1890	42
1891	49
1892	57
1893	38
1894	45
1895	111
1896	46
1897	47
1899	43
1900	23
1901	63
1902	53
1904	36
1905	21
1906	24
1907	28
1908	30
1909	26
1910	20
1911	24
1912	36
1913	24
1914	25
1915	17
1916	20
1917	16
1918	12
1919	14
1920	21
1921	23
1922	17
1923	13
1924	20
1925	16
1926	18
1927	34
1928	32
1929	20
1930	20
1931	20
1932	19
1933	10
1934	16
1935	21
1936	22
1937	22
1938	16
1939	27
1940	34
1941	37
1942	25
1943	28
1944	24
1945	24
1946	34
1947	29
1948	33
1949	29
1950	50
1951	47
1952	55
1953	52
1954	50
1955	69
1956	46
1957	61
1958	49
1959	53
1960	52
1961	56
1962	66
1963	61
1964	63
1965	67
1966	60
1967	58
1968	63
1969	56
1970	58
1971	67
1972	57
1973	58
1974	70
1975	64
1976	66
1977	66
1978	74
1979	71
1980	80
1981	80
1982	73
1983	47
1984	55
1985	47
1986	45
1987	43
1988	58
1989	68
1990	73
1991	67
1992	53
1993	62
1994	34
1995	38
1996	55
1997	51
1998	42
1999	51
2000	61
2001	69
2002	69
2003	82
2004	82
2005	70
2006	70
2007	69
2008	78
2009	88
2010	82
2011	83
2012	106
2013	121
2014	204
2015	385
2016	633
2017	691
2018	711
2019	680
2020	663
2021	630
2022	650
2023	607
2024	554
2025	539

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

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North Dakota 5.9×
Nebraska 3.4×
Iowa 3.1×
Minnesota 2.5×
Wisconsin 2.4×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 867
Rank in 2025: #353
How rare: 1 in 1,853 girls
Since 1880: 20,113

Most popular in 2018, at 711 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 40% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
North Dakota	5.9×	26
Nebraska	3.4×	42
Iowa	3.1×	62
Minnesota	2.5×	90
Wisconsin	2.4×	82

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