Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 89% girls / 11% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 | #478 |
| 1881 | 18 | #399 |
| 1882 | 34 | #302 |
| 1883 | 28 | #338 |
| 1884 | 39 | #317 |
| 1885 | 48 | #290 |
| 1886 | 37 | #353 |
| 1887 | 47 | #312 |
| 1888 | 63 | #298 |
| 1889 | 84 | #256 |
| 1890 | 99 | #250 |
| 1891 | 92 | #253 |
| 1892 | 97 | #270 |
| 1893 | 89 | #283 |
| 1894 | 124 | #242 |
| 1895 | 121 | #257 |
| 1896 | 107 | #281 |
| 1897 | 141 | #236 |
| 1898 | 171 | #223 |
| 1899 | 139 | #235 |
| 1900 | 170 | #248 |
| 1901 | 151 | #235 |
| 1902 | 181 | #223 |
| 1903 | 190 | #219 |
| 1904 | 186 | #225 |
| 1905 | 215 | #211 |
| 1906 | 215 | #212 |
| 1907 | 257 | #202 |
| 1908 | 267 | #204 |
| 1909 | 246 | #228 |
| 1910 | 316 | #205 |
| 1911 | 339 | #208 |
| 1912 | 436 | #213 |
| 1913 | 427 | #233 |
| 1914 | 566 | #223 |
| 1915 | 701 | #224 |
| 1916 | 676 | #235 |
| 1917 | 690 | #238 |
| 1918 | 662 | #248 |
| 1919 | 660 | #250 |
| 1920 | 690 | #250 |
| 1921 | 612 | #270 |
| 1922 | 568 | #273 |
| 1923 | 595 | #264 |
| 1924 | 563 | #278 |
| 1925 | 607 | #269 |
| 1926 | 722 | #243 |
| 1927 | 665 | #254 |
| 1928 | 628 | #258 |
| 1929 | 654 | #244 |
| 1930 | 614 | #251 |
| 1931 | 632 | #239 |
| 1932 | 655 | #241 |
| 1933 | 608 | #247 |
| 1934 | 633 | #247 |
| 1935 | 543 | #263 |
| 1936 | 530 | #263 |
| 1937 | 550 | #268 |
| 1938 | 496 | #282 |
| 1939 | 501 | #279 |
| 1940 | 497 | #280 |
| 1941 | 430 | #318 |
| 1942 | 489 | #309 |
| 1943 | 471 | #324 |
| 1944 | 390 | #349 |
| 1945 | 335 | #384 |
| 1946 | 410 | #374 |
| 1947 | 420 | #389 |
| 1948 | 354 | #421 |
| 1949 | 401 | #398 |
| 1950 | 376 | #413 |
| 1951 | 393 | #422 |
| 1952 | 320 | #472 |
| 1953 | 302 | #501 |
| 1954 | 321 | #496 |
| 1955 | 263 | #561 |
| 1956 | 328 | #517 |
| 1957 | 265 | #598 |
| 1958 | 302 | #563 |
| 1959 | 260 | #615 |
| 1960 | 274 | #601 |
| 1961 | 246 | #652 |
| 1962 | 227 | #684 |
| 1963 | 210 | #704 |
| 1964 | 184 | #767 |
| 1965 | 155 | #794 |
| 1966 | 140 | #844 |
| 1967 | 111 | #972 |
| 1968 | 111 | #994 |
| 1969 | 82 | #1,237 |
| 1970 | 68 | #1,480 |
| 1971 | 69 | #1,478 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,731 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,671 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,846 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,734 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,908 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,063 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,814 |
| 1980 | 42 | #2,318 |
| 1981 | 32 | #2,801 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,601 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,562 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,881 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,480 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,621 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,504 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,941 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,865 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,812 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,758 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,532 |
| 1995 | 15 | #6,057 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,762 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,701 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,439 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,378 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,844 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,423 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,140 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,991 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,111 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,249 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,136 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,424 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,637 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,438 |
| 2010 | 22 | #6,037 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,264 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,757 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,192 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,302 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,348 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,486 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,095 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,806 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,867 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,201 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,568 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,906 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4,220 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3,403 |