Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 5 | #1,610 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,576 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,630 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,751 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,500 |
| 1902 | 14 | #944 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,215 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,270 |
| 1906 | 11 | #1,162 |
| 1907 | 16 | #950 |
| 1908 | 18 | #945 |
| 1909 | 19 | #942 |
| 1910 | 21 | #943 |
| 1911 | 29 | #802 |
| 1912 | 38 | #810 |
| 1913 | 53 | #712 |
| 1914 | 82 | #638 |
| 1915 | 148 | #510 |
| 1916 | 230 | #409 |
| 1917 | 387 | #313 |
| 1918 | 582 | #260 |
| 1919 | 718 | #236 |
| 1920 | 1,000 | #196 |
| 1921 | 1,316 | #169 |
| 1922 | 1,482 | #160 |
| 1923 | 1,693 | #148 |
| 1924 | 1,736 | #151 |
| 1925 | 1,592 | #155 |
| 1926 | 1,381 | #166 |
| 1927 | 1,189 | #175 |
| 1928 | 1,000 | #202 |
| 1929 | 884 | #209 |
| 1930 | 774 | #221 |
| 1931 | 709 | #229 |
| 1932 | 772 | #220 |
| 1933 | 855 | #205 |
| 1934 | 741 | #231 |
| 1935 | 658 | #245 |
| 1936 | 717 | #227 |
| 1937 | 685 | #239 |
| 1938 | 742 | #225 |
| 1939 | 736 | #228 |
| 1940 | 729 | #233 |
| 1941 | 747 | #230 |
| 1942 | 836 | #229 |
| 1943 | 769 | #251 |
| 1944 | 691 | #261 |
| 1945 | 640 | #270 |
| 1946 | 732 | #267 |
| 1947 | 739 | #284 |
| 1948 | 581 | #323 |
| 1949 | 570 | #326 |
| 1950 | 459 | #377 |
| 1951 | 495 | #359 |
| 1952 | 384 | #438 |
| 1953 | 444 | #405 |
| 1954 | 389 | #445 |
| 1955 | 339 | #501 |
| 1956 | 282 | #558 |
| 1957 | 267 | #592 |
| 1958 | 188 | #719 |
| 1959 | 191 | #731 |
| 1960 | 145 | #859 |
| 1961 | 146 | #889 |
| 1962 | 117 | #992 |
| 1963 | 101 | #1,073 |
| 1964 | 105 | #1,060 |
| 1965 | 75 | #1,241 |
| 1966 | 56 | #1,474 |
| 1967 | 55 | #1,508 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,778 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,810 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,359 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,810 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,070 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,129 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,245 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,886 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,175 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1978 | 8 | #7,006 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,646 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,344 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,600 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,959 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,761 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,242 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,709 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,620 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,871 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,314 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,596 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,564 |
| 1991 | 12 | #7,016 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,526 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,701 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,704 |
| 1997 | 5 | #14,013 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,708 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,697 |
| 2007 | 7 | #14,153 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,729 |
| 2010 | 6 | #15,266 |
| 2012 | 5 | #17,306 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,401 |
| 2014 | 8 | #12,123 |
| 2015 | 9 | #11,031 |
| 2016 | 14 | #8,060 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,253 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,911 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,349 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,755 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,379 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,302 |
| 2024 | 11 | #9,009 |