Primarily a girl's name · 90% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 | #3,635 |
| 1914 | 5 | #4,115 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,859 |
| 1916 | 10 | #3,005 |
| 1917 | 9 | #3,313 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,479 |
| 1919 | 7 | #4,197 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,312 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,912 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,346 |
| 1923 | 7 | #4,317 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,383 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,620 |
| 1927 | 11 | #3,025 |
| 1928 | 19 | #2,014 |
| 1929 | 10 | #3,112 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,732 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,941 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,898 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,989 |
| 1935 | 67 | #848 |
| 1936 | 1,071 | #178 |
| 1937 | 1,997 | #119 |
| 1938 | 1,714 | #142 |
| 1939 | 1,164 | #170 |
| 1940 | 1,006 | #187 |
| 1941 | 826 | #213 |
| 1942 | 599 | #279 |
| 1943 | 491 | #314 |
| 1944 | 367 | #366 |
| 1945 | 333 | #388 |
| 1946 | 397 | #383 |
| 1947 | 369 | #425 |
| 1948 | 266 | #500 |
| 1949 | 241 | #533 |
| 1950 | 248 | #519 |
| 1951 | 232 | #558 |
| 1952 | 228 | #576 |
| 1953 | 262 | #532 |
| 1954 | 310 | #505 |
| 1955 | 344 | #491 |
| 1956 | 345 | #507 |
| 1957 | 367 | #494 |
| 1958 | 382 | #489 |
| 1959 | 357 | #517 |
| 1960 | 308 | #559 |
| 1961 | 386 | #494 |
| 1962 | 370 | #503 |
| 1963 | 370 | #508 |
| 1964 | 317 | #557 |
| 1965 | 274 | #577 |
| 1966 | 304 | #540 |
| 1967 | 293 | #551 |
| 1968 | 320 | #537 |
| 1969 | 326 | #547 |
| 1970 | 400 | #499 |
| 1971 | 556 | #393 |
| 1972 | 754 | #318 |
| 1973 | 677 | #329 |
| 1974 | 799 | #299 |
| 1975 | 746 | #308 |
| 1976 | 575 | #365 |
| 1977 | 553 | #383 |
| 1978 | 483 | #419 |
| 1979 | 428 | #473 |
| 1980 | 482 | #443 |
| 1981 | 512 | #424 |
| 1982 | 435 | #479 |
| 1983 | 642 | #351 |
| 1984 | 1,042 | #242 |
| 1985 | 885 | #281 |
| 1986 | 900 | #276 |
| 1987 | 898 | #273 |
| 1988 | 881 | #284 |
| 1989 | 1,203 | #229 |
| 1990 | 3,517 | #100 |
| 1991 | 10,220 | #33 |
| 1992 | 9,396 | #34 |
| 1993 | 8,122 | #37 |
| 1994 | 7,545 | #40 |
| 1995 | 7,632 | #38 |
| 1996 | 7,950 | #35 |
| 1997 | 6,701 | #43 |
| 1998 | 5,893 | #49 |
| 1999 | 5,018 | #62 |
| 2000 | 4,561 | #70 |
| 2001 | 4,370 | #68 |
| 2002 | 3,961 | #75 |
| 2003 | 3,537 | #94 |
| 2004 | 2,988 | #112 |
| 2005 | 2,839 | #117 |
| 2006 | 2,620 | #133 |
| 2007 | 2,351 | #149 |
| 2008 | 2,147 | #158 |
| 2009 | 1,935 | #169 |
| 2010 | 1,680 | #184 |
| 2011 | 1,462 | #217 |
| 2012 | 1,447 | #220 |
| 2013 | 1,239 | #260 |
| 2014 | 1,114 | #294 |
| 2015 | 1,080 | #299 |
| 2016 | 985 | #337 |
| 2017 | 836 | #373 |
| 2018 | 738 | #425 |
| 2019 | 634 | #495 |
| 2020 | 606 | #501 |
| 2021 | 556 | #550 |
| 2022 | 503 | #596 |
| 2023 | 447 | #657 |
| 2024 | 445 | #656 |