Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 54% girls / 46% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 | #4,982 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,938 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,645 |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,695 |
| 1939 | 6 | #4,047 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,872 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,605 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,324 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,676 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,708 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,859 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,816 |
| 1947 | 19 | #2,321 |
| 1948 | 23 | #2,049 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,249 |
| 1950 | 20 | #2,220 |
| 1951 | 23 | #2,090 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,667 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,992 |
| 1954 | 28 | #2,004 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,930 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,678 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,888 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,542 |
| 1959 | 31 | #2,039 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,939 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,408 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,635 |
| 1963 | 21 | #2,744 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,444 |
| 1965 | 11 | #4,086 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,466 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,964 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,366 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,892 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,575 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,801 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,794 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,973 |
| 1974 | 5 | #9,555 |
| 1975 | 6 | #8,591 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,755 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,870 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,639 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,642 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,482 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,831 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,284 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,462 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,880 |
| 1989 | 6 | #11,700 |
| 1990 | 6 | #12,254 |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #10,039 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,822 |
| 1994 | 7 | #11,254 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,459 |
| 1996 | 6 | #12,777 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,536 |
| 1998 | 6 | #13,403 |
| 1999 | 10 | #9,208 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,589 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,520 |
| 2002 | 7 | #13,033 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,777 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,268 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,351 |
| 2006 | 9 | #12,009 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,543 |
| 2008 | 5 | #19,285 |
| 2009 | 10 | #11,145 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,977 |
| 2011 | 5 | #18,419 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,928 |
| 2013 | 7 | #14,037 |
| 2014 | 12 | #9,305 |
| 2015 | 6 | #15,622 |
| 2016 | 9 | #11,410 |
| 2017 | 5 | #17,363 |
| 2018 | 5 | #17,114 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,413 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,690 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,949 |
| 2022 | 10 | #10,102 |
| 2023 | 5 | #16,594 |
| 2024 | 6 | #14,471 |