Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 88% girls / 12% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 5 | #1,546 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,610 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,101 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,935 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,812 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,581 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,972 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,923 |
| 1919 | 7 | #4,064 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,416 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,570 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,750 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,517 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,246 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,556 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,417 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,489 |
| 1928 | 5 | #5,104 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,515 |
| 1931 | 9 | #3,114 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,777 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,938 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,580 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,403 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,837 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,214 |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,173 |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,234 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,331 |
| 1941 | 56 | #980 |
| 1942 | 102 | #749 |
| 1943 | 95 | #797 |
| 1944 | 129 | #654 |
| 1945 | 129 | #644 |
| 1946 | 204 | #553 |
| 1947 | 215 | #582 |
| 1948 | 212 | #576 |
| 1949 | 249 | #521 |
| 1950 | 254 | #510 |
| 1951 | 297 | #478 |
| 1952 | 307 | #481 |
| 1953 | 297 | #505 |
| 1954 | 354 | #473 |
| 1955 | 333 | #506 |
| 1956 | 295 | #545 |
| 1957 | 397 | #474 |
| 1958 | 286 | #588 |
| 1959 | 305 | #558 |
| 1960 | 244 | #646 |
| 1961 | 276 | #608 |
| 1962 | 304 | #564 |
| 1963 | 350 | #520 |
| 1964 | 403 | #483 |
| 1965 | 744 | #330 |
| 1966 | 752 | #324 |
| 1967 | 689 | #335 |
| 1968 | 661 | #343 |
| 1969 | 714 | #334 |
| 1970 | 766 | #342 |
| 1971 | 849 | #313 |
| 1972 | 641 | #345 |
| 1973 | 611 | #348 |
| 1974 | 783 | #302 |
| 1975 | 714 | #321 |
| 1976 | 752 | #305 |
| 1977 | 848 | #281 |
| 1978 | 842 | #275 |
| 1979 | 913 | #268 |
| 1980 | 928 | #269 |
| 1981 | 869 | #282 |
| 1982 | 834 | #295 |
| 1983 | 735 | #317 |
| 1984 | 607 | #378 |
| 1985 | 566 | #400 |
| 1986 | 520 | #421 |
| 1987 | 472 | #463 |
| 1988 | 480 | #473 |
| 1989 | 394 | #566 |
| 1990 | 440 | #541 |
| 1991 | 372 | #608 |
| 1992 | 354 | #637 |
| 1993 | 314 | #689 |
| 1994 | 288 | #723 |
| 1995 | 276 | #741 |
| 1996 | 591 | #431 |
| 1997 | 626 | #416 |
| 1998 | 695 | #394 |
| 1999 | 682 | #408 |
| 2000 | 658 | #430 |
| 2001 | 509 | #524 |
| 2002 | 471 | #564 |
| 2003 | 452 | #604 |
| 2004 | 451 | #610 |
| 2005 | 382 | #716 |
| 2006 | 371 | #744 |
| 2007 | 352 | #817 |
| 2008 | 254 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 223 | #1,137 |
| 2010 | 219 | #1,123 |
| 2011 | 175 | #1,330 |
| 2012 | 131 | #1,642 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,814 |
| 2015 | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2016 | 76 | #2,438 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,117 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,769 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,149 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,122 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,192 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,699 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,074 |