Primarily a girl's name · 97% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 5 | #6,859 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,656 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,761 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,274 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,306 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,849 |
| 1965 | 32 | #2,108 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,946 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,747 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,724 |
| 1969 | 72 | #1,350 |
| 1970 | 100 | #1,164 |
| 1971 | 136 | #945 |
| 1972 | 134 | #921 |
| 1973 | 135 | #915 |
| 1974 | 177 | #780 |
| 1975 | 167 | #820 |
| 1976 | 163 | #842 |
| 1977 | 301 | #577 |
| 1978 | 360 | #518 |
| 1979 | 312 | #585 |
| 1980 | 264 | #670 |
| 1981 | 255 | #684 |
| 1982 | 203 | #798 |
| 1983 | 175 | #871 |
| 1984 | 194 | #816 |
| 1985 | 237 | #730 |
| 1986 | 205 | #822 |
| 1987 | 193 | #881 |
| 1988 | 147 | #1,076 |
| 1989 | 153 | #1,099 |
| 1990 | 132 | #1,252 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,625 |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,751 |
| 1994 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 1995 | 53 | #2,451 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,136 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,696 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,483 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,951 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,665 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,915 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,994 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,523 |
| 2004 | 17 | #7,034 |
| 2005 | 12 | #9,364 |
| 2006 | 6 | #16,792 |
| 2007 | 9 | #12,507 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,681 |
| 2009 | 7 | #14,995 |
| 2010 | 7 | #14,727 |
| 2011 | 7 | #14,610 |
| 2014 | 5 | #18,819 |