Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 85% girls / 15% boys
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | #3,366 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,477 |
| 1919 | 5 | #5,456 |
| 1921 | 6 | #5,019 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,466 |
| 1923 | 11 | #3,095 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,351 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,755 |
| 1926 | 11 | #3,022 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,530 |
| 1928 | 17 | #2,176 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,883 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,289 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,418 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,626 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,360 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,162 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,300 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,289 |
| 1937 | 55 | #939 |
| 1938 | 55 | #964 |
| 1939 | 65 | #875 |
| 1940 | 72 | #846 |
| 1941 | 83 | #796 |
| 1942 | 126 | #671 |
| 1943 | 143 | #636 |
| 1944 | 120 | #684 |
| 1945 | 119 | #686 |
| 1946 | 152 | #642 |
| 1947 | 256 | #519 |
| 1948 | 219 | #563 |
| 1949 | 267 | #496 |
| 1950 | 382 | #408 |
| 1951 | 374 | #431 |
| 1952 | 419 | #412 |
| 1953 | 492 | #384 |
| 1954 | 558 | #369 |
| 1955 | 643 | #336 |
| 1956 | 692 | #332 |
| 1957 | 709 | #340 |
| 1958 | 824 | #325 |
| 1959 | 1,007 | #282 |
| 1960 | 1,012 | #288 |
| 1961 | 1,234 | #252 |
| 1962 | 1,394 | #231 |
| 1963 | 2,053 | #186 |
| 1964 | 2,299 | #170 |
| 1965 | 2,570 | #144 |
| 1966 | 2,991 | #120 |
| 1967 | 3,445 | #101 |
| 1968 | 6,402 | #53 |
| 1969 | 10,452 | #31 |
| 1970 | 13,547 | #22 |
| 1971 | 12,647 | #21 |
| 1972 | 10,966 | #22 |
| 1973 | 9,803 | #22 |
| 1974 | 10,608 | #18 |
| 1975 | 9,370 | #21 |
| 1976 | 13,369 | #17 |
| 1977 | 12,519 | #19 |
| 1978 | 10,599 | #22 |
| 1979 | 10,370 | #25 |
| 1980 | 9,670 | #29 |
| 1981 | 9,227 | #32 |
| 1982 | 8,623 | #38 |
| 1983 | 8,425 | #38 |
| 1984 | 8,476 | #37 |
| 1985 | 7,714 | #41 |
| 1986 | 7,403 | #44 |
| 1987 | 6,968 | #45 |
| 1988 | 6,255 | #56 |
| 1989 | 5,660 | #61 |
| 1990 | 5,189 | #68 |
| 1991 | 4,844 | #71 |
| 1992 | 5,290 | #66 |
| 1993 | 6,069 | #53 |
| 1994 | 5,508 | #60 |
| 1995 | 4,733 | #73 |
| 1996 | 4,337 | #80 |
| 1997 | 3,914 | #85 |
| 1998 | 3,278 | #104 |
| 1999 | 2,747 | #118 |
| 2000 | 2,180 | #152 |
| 2001 | 1,906 | #171 |
| 2002 | 1,757 | #184 |
| 2003 | 1,447 | #227 |
| 2004 | 1,255 | #256 |
| 2005 | 1,053 | #303 |
| 2006 | 919 | #357 |
| 2007 | 741 | #437 |
| 2008 | 657 | #482 |
| 2009 | 543 | #562 |
| 2010 | 418 | #686 |
| 2011 | 394 | #707 |
| 2012 | 327 | #825 |
| 2013 | 278 | #917 |
| 2014 | 257 | #1,016 |
| 2015 | 249 | #1,061 |
| 2016 | 193 | #1,266 |
| 2017 | 174 | #1,338 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,487 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,493 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,955 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,883 |
| 2023 | 96 | #2,047 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,873 |