Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 | #1,305 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,225 |
| 1891 | 7 | #1,106 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,293 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,461 |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,301 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,273 |
| 1898 | 8 | #1,270 |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,330 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,707 |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,138 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,269 |
| 1905 | 14 | #1,019 |
| 1906 | 12 | #1,104 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,655 |
| 1908 | 14 | #1,092 |
| 1909 | 12 | #1,226 |
| 1910 | 19 | #1,001 |
| 1911 | 30 | #790 |
| 1912 | 30 | #921 |
| 1913 | 26 | #1,070 |
| 1914 | 40 | #933 |
| 1915 | 49 | #946 |
| 1916 | 45 | #1,030 |
| 1917 | 50 | #986 |
| 1918 | 69 | #863 |
| 1919 | 64 | #876 |
| 1920 | 57 | #969 |
| 1921 | 50 | #1,073 |
| 1922 | 51 | #1,060 |
| 1923 | 64 | #913 |
| 1924 | 81 | #829 |
| 1925 | 56 | #996 |
| 1926 | 82 | #801 |
| 1927 | 68 | #904 |
| 1928 | 71 | #864 |
| 1929 | 88 | #747 |
| 1930 | 78 | #801 |
| 1931 | 97 | #678 |
| 1932 | 79 | #760 |
| 1933 | 132 | #553 |
| 1934 | 123 | #587 |
| 1935 | 124 | #578 |
| 1936 | 134 | #564 |
| 1937 | 112 | #640 |
| 1938 | 92 | #713 |
| 1939 | 98 | #688 |
| 1940 | 79 | #797 |
| 1941 | 96 | #719 |
| 1942 | 84 | #832 |
| 1943 | 88 | #830 |
| 1944 | 86 | #821 |
| 1945 | 88 | #804 |
| 1946 | 122 | #733 |
| 1947 | 127 | #763 |
| 1948 | 163 | #652 |
| 1949 | 184 | #606 |
| 1950 | 190 | #606 |
| 1951 | 255 | #518 |
| 1952 | 243 | #552 |
| 1953 | 250 | #552 |
| 1954 | 297 | #517 |
| 1955 | 315 | #521 |
| 1956 | 283 | #557 |
| 1957 | 317 | #538 |
| 1958 | 345 | #522 |
| 1959 | 394 | #489 |
| 1960 | 475 | #447 |
| 1961 | 480 | #445 |
| 1962 | 449 | #454 |
| 1963 | 399 | #487 |
| 1964 | 371 | #510 |
| 1965 | 377 | #487 |
| 1966 | 311 | #535 |
| 1967 | 302 | #542 |
| 1968 | 278 | #575 |
| 1969 | 278 | #594 |
| 1970 | 286 | #606 |
| 1971 | 219 | #695 |
| 1972 | 209 | #695 |
| 1973 | 172 | #778 |
| 1974 | 156 | #842 |
| 1975 | 161 | #833 |
| 1976 | 136 | #939 |
| 1977 | 158 | #898 |
| 1978 | 136 | #1,002 |
| 1979 | 138 | #1,019 |
| 1980 | 126 | #1,098 |
| 1981 | 127 | #1,093 |
| 1982 | 126 | #1,117 |
| 1983 | 98 | #1,266 |
| 1984 | 89 | #1,351 |
| 1985 | 93 | #1,382 |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,657 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,631 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,987 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,640 |
| 1990 | 62 | #2,103 |
| 1991 | 66 | #2,059 |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,846 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,679 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,664 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,653 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,166 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,928 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,212 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,420 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,034 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,396 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,933 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,833 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,397 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,555 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,120 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,134 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,262 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,827 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,734 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,710 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,723 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,864 |
| 2016 | 14 | #8,059 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,881 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,251 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,205 |
| 2020 | 11 | #9,040 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,983 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,615 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,299 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,229 |