Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 6 | #1,428 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,935 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,502 |
| 1912 | 5 | #3,367 |
| 1914 | 5 | #4,116 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,391 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,518 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,809 |
| 1920 | 11 | #3,069 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,390 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,963 |
| 1923 | 7 | #4,318 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,971 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,887 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,240 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,678 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,486 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,565 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,290 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,280 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,564 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,395 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,256 |
| 1935 | 43 | #1,070 |
| 1936 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1937 | 47 | #1,045 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 59 | #923 |
| 1940 | 63 | #911 |
| 1941 | 53 | #1,012 |
| 1942 | 98 | #767 |
| 1943 | 111 | #734 |
| 1944 | 132 | #643 |
| 1945 | 171 | #562 |
| 1946 | 196 | #571 |
| 1947 | 219 | #578 |
| 1948 | 413 | #391 |
| 1949 | 1,017 | #233 |
| 1950 | 1,671 | #170 |
| 1951 | 1,845 | #166 |
| 1952 | 1,886 | #164 |
| 1953 | 1,937 | #168 |
| 1954 | 2,177 | #161 |
| 1955 | 1,738 | #192 |
| 1956 | 1,681 | #196 |
| 1957 | 1,722 | #200 |
| 1958 | 1,722 | #197 |
| 1959 | 1,848 | #191 |
| 1960 | 2,138 | #182 |
| 1961 | 2,142 | #180 |
| 1962 | 2,477 | #162 |
| 1963 | 2,733 | #148 |
| 1964 | 2,821 | #143 |
| 1965 | 2,528 | #148 |
| 1966 | 2,545 | #140 |
| 1967 | 2,510 | #141 |
| 1968 | 2,483 | #129 |
| 1969 | 2,479 | #135 |
| 1970 | 2,351 | #144 |
| 1971 | 2,274 | #140 |
| 1972 | 2,384 | #126 |
| 1973 | 2,258 | #128 |
| 1974 | 1,997 | #142 |
| 1975 | 1,547 | #171 |
| 1976 | 1,275 | #194 |
| 1977 | 1,104 | #226 |
| 1978 | 1,028 | #239 |
| 1979 | 1,065 | #243 |
| 1980 | 1,131 | #226 |
| 1981 | 912 | #273 |
| 1982 | 848 | #288 |
| 1983 | 777 | #300 |
| 1984 | 706 | #330 |
| 1985 | 569 | #395 |
| 1986 | 563 | #400 |
| 1987 | 502 | #442 |
| 1988 | 426 | #520 |
| 1989 | 380 | #578 |
| 1990 | 298 | #706 |
| 1991 | 257 | #798 |
| 1992 | 266 | #776 |
| 1993 | 223 | #872 |
| 1994 | 162 | #1,112 |
| 1995 | 155 | #1,138 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,477 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,550 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,706 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,872 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,274 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,565 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,519 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3,459 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,560 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,863 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,845 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,370 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,345 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,914 |
| 2010 | 28 | #5,086 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,338 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,414 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,696 |
| 2014 | 21 | #6,179 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,875 |
| 2016 | 17 | #7,190 |
| 2017 | 12 | #9,267 |
| 2018 | 12 | #9,072 |
| 2019 | 12 | #9,035 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,517 |
| 2021 | 11 | #9,457 |
| 2022 | 7 | #13,372 |
| 2023 | 8 | #12,026 |
| 2024 | 11 | #9,430 |