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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1954

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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 69 recorded years as a table

Yael, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1954	3
1958	2
1959	4
1960	3
1961	4
1962	6
1963	5
1964	6
1965	6
1966	5
1967	12
1968	25
1969	17
1970	13
1971	16
1972	20
1973	19
1974	22
1975	23
1976	29
1977	36
1978	33
1979	24
1980	27
1981	26
1982	34
1983	34
1984	34
1985	24
1986	36
1987	30
1988	32
1989	28
1990	29
1991	36
1992	34
1993	32
1994	25
1995	27
1996	41
1997	36
1998	38
1999	39
2000	48
2001	49
2002	47
2003	44
2004	50
2005	41
2006	47
2007	45
2008	50
2009	58
2010	65
2011	61
2012	61
2013	58
2014	62
2015	61
2016	71
2017	69
2018	62
2019	69
2020	85
2021	83
2022	101
2023	89
2024	81
2025	79

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

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

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

New York 5.5×
New Jersey 4.5×
Florida 1.9×
California 1.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 127
Rank in 2025: #1,631
How rare: 1 in 12,655 girls
Since 1954: 4,501

Most popular in 2022, at 101 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 31% per million girls born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	5.5×	107
New Jersey	4.5×	40
Florida	1.9×	41
California	1.4×	59

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