Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 60% girls / 40% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 5 | #1,737 |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,477 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,563 |
| 1903 | 8 | #1,413 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,815 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,876 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,686 |
| 1907 | 11 | #1,268 |
| 1908 | 13 | #1,185 |
| 1909 | 15 | #1,093 |
| 1910 | 19 | #1,023 |
| 1911 | 21 | #978 |
| 1912 | 31 | #915 |
| 1913 | 30 | #997 |
| 1914 | 45 | #875 |
| 1915 | 46 | #986 |
| 1916 | 63 | #864 |
| 1917 | 52 | #971 |
| 1918 | 70 | #860 |
| 1919 | 77 | #805 |
| 1920 | 78 | #820 |
| 1921 | 75 | #855 |
| 1922 | 96 | #747 |
| 1923 | 112 | #694 |
| 1924 | 158 | #586 |
| 1925 | 198 | #501 |
| 1926 | 338 | #366 |
| 1927 | 407 | #334 |
| 1928 | 457 | #308 |
| 1929 | 597 | #262 |
| 1930 | 734 | #227 |
| 1931 | 926 | #198 |
| 1932 | 1,061 | #177 |
| 1933 | 1,146 | #160 |
| 1934 | 1,204 | #162 |
| 1935 | 1,326 | #150 |
| 1936 | 1,344 | #152 |
| 1937 | 1,529 | #147 |
| 1938 | 1,533 | #149 |
| 1939 | 1,659 | #142 |
| 1940 | 1,863 | #134 |
| 1941 | 1,900 | #134 |
| 1942 | 1,824 | #144 |
| 1943 | 1,840 | #145 |
| 1944 | 1,592 | #154 |
| 1945 | 1,520 | #154 |
| 1946 | 1,872 | #147 |
| 1947 | 1,823 | #164 |
| 1948 | 1,249 | #207 |
| 1949 | 667 | #299 |
| 1950 | 440 | #386 |
| 1951 | 325 | #465 |
| 1952 | 300 | #487 |
| 1953 | 247 | #556 |
| 1954 | 291 | #520 |
| 1955 | 359 | #477 |
| 1956 | 435 | #439 |
| 1957 | 815 | #319 |
| 1958 | 1,042 | #274 |
| 1959 | 1,002 | #283 |
| 1960 | 755 | #349 |
| 1961 | 611 | #390 |
| 1962 | 484 | #439 |
| 1963 | 311 | #549 |
| 1964 | 273 | #607 |
| 1965 | 162 | #781 |
| 1966 | 106 | #997 |
| 1967 | 78 | #1,207 |
| 1968 | 63 | #1,429 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,972 |
| 1970 | 35 | #2,260 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,896 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,652 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,489 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,665 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,895 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,285 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,368 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,606 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,323 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,632 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,713 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,713 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,863 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,267 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,975 |
| 1987 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 1989 | 6 | #11,908 |
| 1991 | 6 | #12,649 |