Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 796 | #23 |
| 1881 | 903 | #22 |
| 1882 | 1,144 | #18 |
| 1883 | 1,241 | #18 |
| 1884 | 1,451 | #15 |
| 1885 | 1,588 | #13 |
| 1886 | 1,791 | #12 |
| 1887 | 1,838 | #13 |
| 1888 | 2,278 | #10 |
| 1889 | 2,343 | #9 |
| 1890 | 2,370 | #11 |
| 1891 | 2,323 | #12 |
| 1892 | 2,541 | #13 |
| 1893 | 2,352 | #15 |
| 1894 | 2,520 | #13 |
| 1895 | 2,542 | #15 |
| 1896 | 2,435 | #18 |
| 1897 | 2,407 | #17 |
| 1898 | 2,647 | #16 |
| 1899 | 2,280 | #19 |
| 1900 | 3,044 | #15 |
| 1901 | 2,183 | #21 |
| 1902 | 2,448 | #19 |
| 1903 | 2,339 | #21 |
| 1904 | 2,340 | #21 |
| 1905 | 2,446 | #20 |
| 1906 | 2,396 | #21 |
| 1907 | 2,311 | #30 |
| 1908 | 2,201 | #34 |
| 1909 | 2,276 | #35 |
| 1910 | 2,392 | #37 |
| 1911 | 2,279 | #40 |
| 1912 | 2,832 | #43 |
| 1913 | 2,952 | #47 |
| 1914 | 3,260 | #55 |
| 1915 | 3,888 | #57 |
| 1916 | 4,122 | #56 |
| 1917 | 3,927 | #61 |
| 1918 | 4,101 | #61 |
| 1919 | 4,106 | #59 |
| 1920 | 3,906 | #71 |
| 1921 | 3,678 | #75 |
| 1922 | 3,447 | #81 |
| 1923 | 3,387 | #81 |
| 1924 | 3,404 | #86 |
| 1925 | 3,266 | #87 |
| 1926 | 3,054 | #89 |
| 1927 | 2,975 | #88 |
| 1928 | 2,661 | #101 |
| 1929 | 2,380 | #107 |
| 1930 | 2,382 | #108 |
| 1931 | 2,116 | #113 |
| 1932 | 2,094 | #117 |
| 1933 | 1,881 | #117 |
| 1934 | 1,831 | #128 |
| 1935 | 1,756 | #129 |
| 1936 | 1,645 | #136 |
| 1937 | 1,550 | #143 |
| 1938 | 1,419 | #155 |
| 1939 | 1,361 | #158 |
| 1940 | 1,297 | #162 |
| 1941 | 1,176 | #173 |
| 1942 | 1,266 | #176 |
| 1943 | 1,148 | #190 |
| 1944 | 1,122 | #189 |
| 1945 | 1,075 | #190 |
| 1946 | 1,022 | #225 |
| 1947 | 1,012 | #233 |
| 1948 | 998 | #236 |
| 1949 | 946 | #241 |
| 1950 | 794 | #270 |
| 1951 | 762 | #284 |
| 1952 | 729 | #297 |
| 1953 | 650 | #322 |
| 1954 | 652 | #331 |
| 1955 | 533 | #381 |
| 1956 | 518 | #396 |
| 1957 | 465 | #435 |
| 1958 | 443 | #451 |
| 1959 | 396 | #486 |
| 1960 | 385 | #493 |
| 1961 | 318 | #556 |
| 1962 | 330 | #536 |
| 1963 | 293 | #574 |
| 1964 | 290 | #581 |
| 1965 | 273 | #579 |
| 1966 | 202 | #686 |
| 1967 | 186 | #717 |
| 1968 | 159 | #794 |
| 1969 | 156 | #823 |
| 1970 | 160 | #844 |
| 1971 | 140 | #927 |
| 1972 | 149 | #863 |
| 1973 | 120 | #990 |
| 1974 | 116 | #1,033 |
| 1975 | 131 | #957 |
| 1976 | 106 | #1,122 |
| 1977 | 92 | #1,283 |
| 1978 | 91 | #1,314 |
| 1979 | 101 | #1,261 |
| 1980 | 99 | #1,288 |
| 1981 | 103 | #1,254 |
| 1982 | 89 | #1,375 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,647 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 85 | #1,461 |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,751 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,920 |
| 1988 | 53 | #2,153 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,075 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,906 |
| 1991 | 65 | #2,076 |
| 1992 | 51 | #2,489 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,108 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,987 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,638 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,557 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,152 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,059 |
| 2000 | 31 | #3,995 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,580 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,397 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,261 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,959 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,564 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,626 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,160 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,185 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,601 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,454 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,317 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,706 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,101 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,634 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,578 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,962 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,882 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,696 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,215 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,970 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,733 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,108 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,301 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,630 |