Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 | #3,532 |
| 1914 | 7 | #3,078 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,676 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,607 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,977 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,344 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,727 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,434 |
| 1921 | 19 | #2,093 |
| 1922 | 18 | #2,162 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,761 |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,345 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,732 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,503 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,545 |
| 1928 | 54 | #1,023 |
| 1929 | 56 | #966 |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,156 |
| 1931 | 66 | #853 |
| 1932 | 62 | #897 |
| 1933 | 69 | #804 |
| 1934 | 68 | #825 |
| 1935 | 79 | #763 |
| 1936 | 74 | #790 |
| 1937 | 81 | #760 |
| 1938 | 83 | #770 |
| 1939 | 63 | #886 |
| 1940 | 93 | #723 |
| 1941 | 57 | #973 |
| 1942 | 70 | #941 |
| 1943 | 62 | #1,012 |
| 1944 | 66 | #959 |
| 1945 | 57 | #1,027 |
| 1946 | 75 | #967 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,307 |
| 1948 | 56 | #1,217 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,349 |
| 1950 | 49 | #1,313 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,352 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,466 |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,420 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,597 |
| 1955 | 49 | #1,456 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,753 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,830 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,719 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,751 |
| 1960 | 30 | #2,133 |
| 1961 | 25 | #2,448 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,642 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,930 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,466 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,892 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,908 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,595 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,779 |
| 1969 | 13 | #4,098 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,673 |
| 1971 | 7 | #7,091 |
| 1972 | 7 | #7,017 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,452 |
| 1974 | 6 | #8,338 |
| 1977 | 7 | #8,089 |
| 1978 | 6 | #9,293 |
| 1982 | 6 | #10,004 |
| 1984 | 5 | #11,533 |