Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 7 | #1,256 |
| 1894 | 15 | #807 |
| 1895 | 19 | #735 |
| 1896 | 33 | #524 |
| 1897 | 36 | #485 |
| 1898 | 60 | #399 |
| 1899 | 46 | #431 |
| 1900 | 44 | #512 |
| 1901 | 36 | #512 |
| 1902 | 35 | #556 |
| 1903 | 45 | #479 |
| 1904 | 61 | #417 |
| 1905 | 102 | #337 |
| 1906 | 98 | #338 |
| 1907 | 113 | #327 |
| 1908 | 106 | #346 |
| 1909 | 123 | #327 |
| 1910 | 160 | #305 |
| 1911 | 146 | #328 |
| 1912 | 218 | #312 |
| 1913 | 274 | #286 |
| 1914 | 352 | #279 |
| 1915 | 493 | #264 |
| 1916 | 581 | #251 |
| 1917 | 701 | #234 |
| 1918 | 822 | #219 |
| 1919 | 791 | #221 |
| 1920 | 907 | #210 |
| 1921 | 910 | #210 |
| 1922 | 929 | #208 |
| 1923 | 922 | #211 |
| 1924 | 998 | #202 |
| 1925 | 938 | #210 |
| 1926 | 918 | #208 |
| 1927 | 892 | #213 |
| 1928 | 868 | #214 |
| 1929 | 817 | #217 |
| 1930 | 862 | #210 |
| 1931 | 770 | #217 |
| 1932 | 873 | #207 |
| 1933 | 776 | #217 |
| 1934 | 771 | #224 |
| 1935 | 758 | #225 |
| 1936 | 721 | #226 |
| 1937 | 789 | #212 |
| 1938 | 850 | #206 |
| 1939 | 781 | #213 |
| 1940 | 731 | #232 |
| 1941 | 715 | #242 |
| 1942 | 648 | #274 |
| 1943 | 597 | #286 |
| 1944 | 565 | #287 |
| 1945 | 502 | #306 |
| 1946 | 529 | #325 |
| 1947 | 523 | #349 |
| 1948 | 454 | #370 |
| 1949 | 427 | #379 |
| 1950 | 393 | #403 |
| 1951 | 423 | #399 |
| 1952 | 368 | #448 |
| 1953 | 460 | #395 |
| 1954 | 439 | #412 |
| 1955 | 404 | #446 |
| 1956 | 358 | #495 |
| 1957 | 388 | #485 |
| 1958 | 294 | #576 |
| 1959 | 265 | #612 |
| 1960 | 255 | #634 |
| 1961 | 238 | #668 |
| 1962 | 188 | #759 |
| 1963 | 183 | #760 |
| 1964 | 142 | #871 |
| 1965 | 144 | #830 |
| 1966 | 125 | #904 |
| 1967 | 105 | #1,000 |
| 1968 | 81 | #1,218 |
| 1969 | 77 | #1,286 |
| 1970 | 94 | #1,205 |
| 1971 | 87 | #1,274 |
| 1972 | 113 | #1,036 |
| 1973 | 85 | #1,234 |
| 1974 | 65 | #1,511 |
| 1975 | 69 | #1,493 |
| 1976 | 64 | #1,581 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,941 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,717 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,207 |
| 1981 | 40 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,680 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,537 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,115 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,381 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,240 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,823 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,979 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,319 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,319 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,637 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,476 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,893 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,516 |
| 1996 | 9 | #9,306 |
| 1997 | 8 | #10,451 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,828 |
| 1999 | 9 | #10,048 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,391 |
| 2001 | 6 | #14,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #13,155 |
| 2004 | 8 | #12,366 |
| 2008 | 6 | #16,791 |
| 2009 | 6 | #16,568 |
| 2013 | 5 | #18,359 |
| 2014 | 5 | #18,330 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,600 |
| 2017 | 8 | #12,378 |
| 2020 | 5 | #16,692 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,439 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,750 |