Primarily a girl's name · 93% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 5 | #1,175 |
| 1887 | 10 | #756 |
| 1888 | 14 | #700 |
| 1889 | 12 | #770 |
| 1890 | 16 | #677 |
| 1891 | 12 | #813 |
| 1892 | 18 | #696 |
| 1893 | 17 | #728 |
| 1894 | 17 | #724 |
| 1895 | 10 | #1,082 |
| 1896 | 16 | #821 |
| 1897 | 13 | #909 |
| 1898 | 15 | #898 |
| 1899 | 26 | #610 |
| 1900 | 18 | #894 |
| 1901 | 13 | #936 |
| 1902 | 17 | #855 |
| 1903 | 18 | #820 |
| 1904 | 16 | #918 |
| 1905 | 15 | #982 |
| 1906 | 15 | #977 |
| 1907 | 25 | #753 |
| 1908 | 20 | #893 |
| 1909 | 26 | #801 |
| 1910 | 26 | #849 |
| 1911 | 23 | #912 |
| 1912 | 26 | #1,014 |
| 1913 | 34 | #917 |
| 1914 | 42 | #906 |
| 1915 | 59 | #852 |
| 1916 | 68 | #820 |
| 1917 | 74 | #801 |
| 1918 | 64 | #897 |
| 1919 | 67 | #852 |
| 1920 | 57 | #971 |
| 1921 | 56 | #1,008 |
| 1922 | 55 | #1,015 |
| 1923 | 69 | #886 |
| 1924 | 59 | #996 |
| 1925 | 82 | #822 |
| 1926 | 80 | #818 |
| 1927 | 82 | #805 |
| 1928 | 91 | #745 |
| 1929 | 114 | #653 |
| 1930 | 155 | #548 |
| 1931 | 166 | #501 |
| 1932 | 217 | #449 |
| 1933 | 227 | #429 |
| 1934 | 236 | #427 |
| 1935 | 266 | #394 |
| 1936 | 319 | #354 |
| 1937 | 340 | #345 |
| 1938 | 323 | #363 |
| 1939 | 338 | #346 |
| 1940 | 308 | #378 |
| 1941 | 367 | #343 |
| 1942 | 388 | #354 |
| 1943 | 487 | #315 |
| 1944 | 397 | #344 |
| 1945 | 395 | #345 |
| 1946 | 485 | #335 |
| 1947 | 542 | #340 |
| 1948 | 472 | #358 |
| 1949 | 488 | #356 |
| 1950 | 481 | #359 |
| 1951 | 541 | #342 |
| 1952 | 643 | #318 |
| 1953 | 579 | #350 |
| 1954 | 632 | #338 |
| 1955 | 496 | #395 |
| 1956 | 528 | #389 |
| 1957 | 584 | #374 |
| 1958 | 488 | #425 |
| 1959 | 682 | #362 |
| 1960 | 626 | #381 |
| 1961 | 596 | #396 |
| 1962 | 445 | #462 |
| 1963 | 381 | #497 |
| 1964 | 350 | #526 |
| 1965 | 302 | #547 |
| 1966 | 235 | #620 |
| 1967 | 178 | #735 |
| 1968 | 169 | #768 |
| 1969 | 127 | #945 |
| 1970 | 122 | #1,019 |
| 1971 | 78 | #1,368 |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,570 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,050 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,517 |
| 1975 | 30 | #2,577 |
| 1976 | 16 | #4,019 |
| 1977 | 13 | #5,019 |
| 1978 | 8 | #7,161 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,346 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,597 |