Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 85% girls / 15% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 5 | #2,216 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,274 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,870 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,286 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,669 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,506 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,191 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,614 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,148 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,442 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,633 |
| 1920 | 11 | #3,002 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,436 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,681 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,242 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,257 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,438 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,802 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,176 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,877 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,835 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,485 |
| 1931 | 9 | #3,104 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,306 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,474 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,652 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,370 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,330 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,256 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,908 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,818 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,613 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,486 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,359 |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,382 |
| 1944 | 60 | #1,011 |
| 1945 | 51 | #1,106 |
| 1946 | 51 | #1,214 |
| 1947 | 73 | #1,042 |
| 1948 | 83 | #959 |
| 1949 | 117 | #805 |
| 1950 | 97 | #904 |
| 1951 | 163 | #685 |
| 1952 | 296 | #490 |
| 1953 | 226 | #590 |
| 1954 | 453 | #406 |
| 1955 | 539 | #380 |
| 1956 | 830 | #309 |
| 1957 | 1,903 | #187 |
| 1958 | 4,472 | #108 |
| 1959 | 6,379 | #74 |
| 1960 | 8,673 | #52 |
| 1961 | 9,641 | #45 |
| 1962 | 11,530 | #38 |
| 1963 | 12,550 | #32 |
| 1964 | 12,469 | #35 |
| 1965 | 12,763 | #30 |
| 1966 | 13,242 | #26 |
| 1967 | 13,717 | #23 |
| 1968 | 17,139 | #12 |
| 1969 | 16,328 | #15 |
| 1970 | 14,608 | #20 |
| 1971 | 12,599 | #22 |
| 1972 | 10,943 | #23 |
| 1973 | 10,514 | #18 |
| 1974 | 10,849 | #15 |
| 1975 | 11,737 | #16 |
| 1976 | 11,791 | #19 |
| 1977 | 18,234 | #10 |
| 1978 | 16,977 | #12 |
| 1979 | 15,296 | #16 |
| 1980 | 13,710 | #19 |
| 1981 | 11,873 | #23 |
| 1982 | 12,170 | #25 |
| 1983 | 11,587 | #26 |
| 1984 | 11,217 | #27 |
| 1985 | 11,031 | #28 |
| 1986 | 10,411 | #29 |
| 1987 | 9,866 | #30 |
| 1988 | 8,916 | #32 |
| 1989 | 8,759 | #37 |
| 1990 | 8,137 | #41 |
| 1991 | 7,514 | #42 |
| 1992 | 7,012 | #47 |
| 1993 | 6,295 | #51 |
| 1994 | 5,446 | #62 |
| 1995 | 5,398 | #64 |
| 1996 | 4,734 | #73 |
| 1997 | 4,064 | #83 |
| 1998 | 3,703 | #90 |
| 1999 | 3,420 | #95 |
| 2000 | 3,076 | #111 |
| 2001 | 2,814 | #124 |
| 2002 | 2,852 | #119 |
| 2003 | 2,736 | #125 |
| 2004 | 2,357 | #138 |
| 2005 | 1,952 | #175 |
| 2006 | 1,611 | #212 |
| 2007 | 1,568 | #222 |
| 2008 | 1,399 | #248 |
| 2009 | 1,251 | #261 |
| 2010 | 1,061 | #306 |
| 2011 | 944 | #336 |
| 2012 | 892 | #357 |
| 2013 | 849 | #369 |
| 2014 | 739 | #432 |
| 2015 | 675 | #479 |
| 2016 | 605 | #514 |
| 2017 | 504 | #597 |
| 2018 | 485 | #619 |
| 2019 | 447 | #653 |
| 2020 | 366 | #745 |
| 2021 | 324 | #850 |
| 2022 | 347 | #808 |
| 2023 | 362 | #778 |
| 2024 | 310 | #868 |