Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 234 | #93 |
| 1881 | 275 | #84 |
| 1882 | 323 | #80 |
| 1883 | 387 | #74 |
| 1884 | 442 | #74 |
| 1885 | 506 | #70 |
| 1886 | 581 | #66 |
| 1887 | 627 | #62 |
| 1888 | 850 | #59 |
| 1889 | 1,073 | #46 |
| 1890 | 1,195 | #46 |
| 1891 | 1,857 | #19 |
| 1892 | 3,290 | #5 |
| 1893 | 3,658 | #3 |
| 1894 | 3,372 | #6 |
| 1895 | 3,551 | #6 |
| 1896 | 3,905 | #5 |
| 1897 | 3,878 | #5 |
| 1898 | 4,249 | #5 |
| 1899 | 3,912 | #5 |
| 1900 | 4,765 | #5 |
| 1901 | 3,974 | #5 |
| 1902 | 4,384 | #5 |
| 1903 | 4,517 | #5 |
| 1904 | 4,900 | #5 |
| 1905 | 5,068 | #5 |
| 1906 | 5,140 | #5 |
| 1907 | 5,573 | #5 |
| 1908 | 6,180 | #4 |
| 1909 | 6,509 | #4 |
| 1910 | 7,212 | #5 |
| 1911 | 8,003 | #5 |
| 1912 | 11,280 | #5 |
| 1913 | 12,609 | #5 |
| 1914 | 15,839 | #5 |
| 1915 | 21,878 | #5 |
| 1916 | 23,189 | #5 |
| 1917 | 23,568 | #5 |
| 1918 | 25,535 | #5 |
| 1919 | 24,562 | #5 |
| 1920 | 26,102 | #5 |
| 1921 | 25,783 | #5 |
| 1922 | 23,633 | #5 |
| 1923 | 23,638 | #6 |
| 1924 | 23,600 | #6 |
| 1925 | 22,247 | #6 |
| 1926 | 20,225 | #6 |
| 1927 | 19,412 | #6 |
| 1928 | 17,859 | #6 |
| 1929 | 16,022 | #8 |
| 1930 | 14,942 | #10 |
| 1931 | 13,131 | #11 |
| 1932 | 12,256 | #11 |
| 1933 | 11,137 | #13 |
| 1934 | 10,565 | #13 |
| 1935 | 9,989 | #15 |
| 1936 | 9,217 | #16 |
| 1937 | 9,602 | #15 |
| 1938 | 9,303 | #21 |
| 1939 | 9,063 | #22 |
| 1940 | 8,887 | #24 |
| 1941 | 8,863 | #28 |
| 1942 | 9,315 | #33 |
| 1943 | 9,369 | #33 |
| 1944 | 8,674 | #32 |
| 1945 | 8,046 | #33 |
| 1946 | 8,475 | #38 |
| 1947 | 8,481 | #44 |
| 1948 | 7,903 | #45 |
| 1949 | 7,651 | #47 |
| 1950 | 7,128 | #49 |
| 1951 | 7,076 | #53 |
| 1952 | 6,953 | #57 |
| 1953 | 6,582 | #62 |
| 1954 | 6,566 | #66 |
| 1955 | 6,187 | #70 |
| 1956 | 6,075 | #77 |
| 1957 | 5,667 | #84 |
| 1958 | 5,247 | #90 |
| 1959 | 5,056 | #97 |
| 1960 | 4,942 | #97 |
| 1961 | 4,896 | #96 |
| 1962 | 4,293 | #104 |
| 1963 | 3,869 | #113 |
| 1964 | 3,640 | #114 |
| 1965 | 3,231 | #118 |
| 1966 | 2,846 | #128 |
| 1967 | 2,420 | #145 |
| 1968 | 2,150 | #149 |
| 1969 | 1,900 | #168 |
| 1970 | 1,816 | #178 |
| 1971 | 1,629 | #190 |
| 1972 | 1,383 | #201 |
| 1973 | 1,273 | #201 |
| 1974 | 1,299 | #195 |
| 1975 | 1,230 | #199 |
| 1976 | 1,198 | #205 |
| 1977 | 1,191 | #212 |
| 1978 | 1,208 | #212 |
| 1979 | 1,202 | #216 |
| 1980 | 1,258 | #207 |
| 1981 | 1,267 | #207 |
| 1982 | 1,178 | #222 |
| 1983 | 1,124 | #223 |
| 1984 | 1,165 | #223 |
| 1985 | 1,116 | #233 |
| 1986 | 1,084 | #238 |
| 1987 | 1,031 | #249 |
| 1988 | 997 | #256 |
| 1989 | 986 | #274 |
| 1990 | 907 | #305 |
| 1991 | 985 | #285 |
| 1992 | 855 | #319 |
| 1993 | 861 | #308 |
| 1994 | 882 | #309 |
| 1995 | 853 | #321 |
| 1996 | 802 | #346 |
| 1997 | 857 | #334 |
| 1998 | 853 | #342 |
| 1999 | 875 | #344 |
| 2000 | 909 | #339 |
| 2001 | 951 | #326 |
| 2002 | 905 | #334 |
| 2003 | 896 | #344 |
| 2004 | 914 | #350 |
| 2005 | 908 | #347 |
| 2006 | 891 | #364 |
| 2007 | 963 | #345 |
| 2008 | 928 | #356 |
| 2009 | 915 | #354 |
| 2010 | 934 | #345 |
| 2011 | 906 | #358 |
| 2012 | 931 | #340 |
| 2013 | 993 | #327 |
| 2014 | 1,063 | #309 |
| 2015 | 1,109 | #292 |
| 2016 | 1,103 | #295 |
| 2017 | 1,212 | #264 |
| 2018 | 1,250 | #262 |
| 2019 | 1,351 | #231 |
| 2020 | 1,326 | #219 |
| 2021 | 1,578 | #187 |
| 2022 | 1,666 | #179 |
| 2023 | 1,602 | #187 |
| 2024 | 1,767 | #172 |