Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 46 | #227 |
| 1881 | 52 | #208 |
| 1882 | 76 | #180 |
| 1883 | 94 | #170 |
| 1884 | 105 | #170 |
| 1885 | 97 | #192 |
| 1886 | 128 | #180 |
| 1887 | 155 | #157 |
| 1888 | 164 | #176 |
| 1889 | 182 | #164 |
| 1890 | 154 | #190 |
| 1891 | 137 | #199 |
| 1892 | 177 | #190 |
| 1893 | 169 | #197 |
| 1894 | 177 | #197 |
| 1895 | 150 | #224 |
| 1896 | 151 | #224 |
| 1897 | 137 | #243 |
| 1898 | 151 | #239 |
| 1899 | 123 | #255 |
| 1900 | 134 | #280 |
| 1901 | 107 | #289 |
| 1902 | 104 | #309 |
| 1903 | 112 | #293 |
| 1904 | 96 | #336 |
| 1905 | 87 | #362 |
| 1906 | 101 | #332 |
| 1907 | 103 | #343 |
| 1908 | 91 | #376 |
| 1909 | 95 | #381 |
| 1910 | 88 | #421 |
| 1911 | 93 | #421 |
| 1912 | 125 | #415 |
| 1913 | 119 | #457 |
| 1914 | 93 | #590 |
| 1915 | 122 | #589 |
| 1916 | 131 | #586 |
| 1917 | 103 | #671 |
| 1918 | 103 | #712 |
| 1919 | 99 | #704 |
| 1920 | 82 | #798 |
| 1921 | 84 | #798 |
| 1922 | 74 | #853 |
| 1923 | 81 | #812 |
| 1924 | 81 | #830 |
| 1925 | 64 | #932 |
| 1926 | 55 | #1,005 |
| 1927 | 58 | #1,000 |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,342 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,312 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,253 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,387 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,370 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,443 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,930 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,696 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,602 |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,429 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,409 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,444 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,471 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,668 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,831 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,865 |
| 1947 | 21 | #2,153 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,576 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,217 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,585 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,824 |
| 1953 | 23 | #2,177 |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,772 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,282 |
| 1956 | 28 | #2,059 |
| 1957 | 28 | #2,071 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,877 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,237 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,315 |
| 1961 | 33 | #2,039 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1963 | 26 | #2,373 |
| 1964 | 19 | #2,923 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,843 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,852 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,356 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,179 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,018 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,319 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,516 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,910 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,241 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,244 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,189 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,008 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,577 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,251 |
| 1980 | 28 | #3,075 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,493 |
| 1982 | 29 | #3,021 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,072 |
| 1984 | 38 | #2,475 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,140 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,178 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,400 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,534 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,586 |
| 1991 | 12 | #7,014 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,752 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,306 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,666 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,576 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,443 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,533 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,251 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,304 |
| 2000 | 9 | #10,008 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,462 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,492 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,595 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,474 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,572 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,428 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,855 |
| 2008 | 7 | #14,070 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,619 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,686 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,585 |
| 2012 | 6 | #15,266 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,400 |
| 2014 | 8 | #12,122 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,794 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,621 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,697 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,908 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,255 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,858 |