Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 7 | #1,278 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,504 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,827 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,684 |
| 1905 | 8 | #1,435 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,698 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,792 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,677 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,308 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,784 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,748 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,686 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,590 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,932 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,499 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,411 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,443 |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,161 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,179 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,189 |
| 1925 | 58 | #977 |
| 1926 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1927 | 47 | #1,109 |
| 1928 | 54 | #1,016 |
| 1929 | 60 | #922 |
| 1930 | 63 | #917 |
| 1931 | 66 | #845 |
| 1932 | 95 | #695 |
| 1933 | 90 | #683 |
| 1934 | 106 | #652 |
| 1935 | 132 | #556 |
| 1936 | 163 | #511 |
| 1937 | 233 | #423 |
| 1938 | 676 | #244 |
| 1939 | 2,756 | #86 |
| 1940 | 5,442 | #42 |
| 1941 | 6,332 | #41 |
| 1942 | 7,241 | #40 |
| 1943 | 8,436 | #35 |
| 1944 | 8,998 | #30 |
| 1945 | 9,204 | #29 |
| 1946 | 12,688 | #24 |
| 1947 | 15,830 | #21 |
| 1948 | 17,699 | #17 |
| 1949 | 20,544 | #13 |
| 1950 | 20,798 | #14 |
| 1951 | 21,717 | #14 |
| 1952 | 21,439 | #15 |
| 1953 | 20,123 | #18 |
| 1954 | 19,610 | #18 |
| 1955 | 19,115 | #18 |
| 1956 | 19,343 | #19 |
| 1957 | 24,338 | #13 |
| 1958 | 21,337 | #16 |
| 1959 | 21,423 | #16 |
| 1960 | 23,965 | #13 |
| 1961 | 23,781 | #11 |
| 1962 | 21,275 | #12 |
| 1963 | 19,608 | #15 |
| 1964 | 17,105 | #18 |
| 1965 | 15,057 | #23 |
| 1966 | 13,295 | #25 |
| 1967 | 11,478 | #31 |
| 1968 | 9,943 | #34 |
| 1969 | 8,989 | #38 |
| 1970 | 8,336 | #40 |
| 1971 | 7,161 | #43 |
| 1972 | 6,270 | #44 |
| 1973 | 5,379 | #53 |
| 1974 | 4,829 | #59 |
| 1975 | 4,238 | #67 |
| 1976 | 3,587 | #77 |
| 1977 | 3,151 | #91 |
| 1978 | 2,873 | #103 |
| 1979 | 2,769 | #112 |
| 1980 | 2,648 | #115 |
| 1981 | 2,721 | #112 |
| 1982 | 2,517 | #118 |
| 1983 | 2,431 | #120 |
| 1984 | 2,497 | #112 |
| 1985 | 2,385 | #122 |
| 1986 | 2,241 | #124 |
| 1987 | 2,150 | #129 |
| 1988 | 2,285 | #123 |
| 1989 | 2,271 | #132 |
| 1990 | 2,633 | #123 |
| 1991 | 2,634 | #120 |
| 1992 | 2,827 | #119 |
| 1993 | 2,885 | #114 |
| 1994 | 2,655 | #121 |
| 1995 | 2,610 | #119 |
| 1996 | 2,414 | #131 |
| 1997 | 2,159 | #148 |
| 1998 | 2,133 | #149 |
| 1999 | 1,979 | #160 |
| 2000 | 1,898 | #172 |
| 2001 | 1,737 | #189 |
| 2002 | 1,550 | #213 |
| 2003 | 1,442 | #228 |
| 2004 | 1,660 | #201 |
| 2005 | 1,661 | #209 |
| 2006 | 1,419 | #240 |
| 2007 | 1,231 | #280 |
| 2008 | 968 | #343 |
| 2009 | 780 | #406 |
| 2010 | 735 | #426 |
| 2011 | 546 | #532 |
| 2012 | 561 | #538 |
| 2013 | 439 | #643 |
| 2014 | 384 | #730 |
| 2015 | 349 | #805 |
| 2016 | 340 | #840 |
| 2017 | 294 | #910 |
| 2018 | 257 | #1,009 |
| 2019 | 236 | #1,069 |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,261 |
| 2021 | 198 | #1,206 |
| 2022 | 189 | #1,265 |
| 2023 | 176 | #1,298 |
| 2024 | 212 | #1,139 |