Primarily a girl's name · 97% girls
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,936 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,916 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,625 |
| 1926 | 5 | #5,518 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,837 |
| 1928 | 7 | #4,137 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,498 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1932 | 17 | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 6 | #4,157 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,990 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,904 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,792 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,328 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,338 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,178 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,240 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,308 |
| 1942 | 57 | #1,044 |
| 1943 | 66 | #985 |
| 1944 | 52 | #1,087 |
| 1945 | 74 | #880 |
| 1946 | 71 | #1,004 |
| 1947 | 74 | #1,037 |
| 1948 | 102 | #866 |
| 1949 | 181 | #615 |
| 1950 | 333 | #441 |
| 1951 | 407 | #415 |
| 1952 | 539 | #355 |
| 1953 | 571 | #356 |
| 1954 | 759 | #306 |
| 1955 | 786 | #306 |
| 1956 | 929 | #291 |
| 1957 | 1,211 | #244 |
| 1958 | 1,378 | #221 |
| 1959 | 1,883 | #188 |
| 1960 | 2,691 | #157 |
| 1961 | 2,995 | #145 |
| 1962 | 3,480 | #130 |
| 1963 | 3,789 | #117 |
| 1964 | 4,081 | #101 |
| 1965 | 3,850 | #98 |
| 1966 | 3,856 | #89 |
| 1967 | 3,648 | #94 |
| 1968 | 3,595 | #98 |
| 1969 | 3,676 | #102 |
| 1970 | 3,751 | #103 |
| 1971 | 3,637 | #103 |
| 1972 | 3,288 | #94 |
| 1973 | 2,910 | #104 |
| 1974 | 2,797 | #107 |
| 1975 | 2,484 | #113 |
| 1976 | 1,861 | #145 |
| 1977 | 1,848 | #151 |
| 1978 | 1,501 | #175 |
| 1979 | 1,456 | #182 |
| 1980 | 1,451 | #186 |
| 1981 | 1,228 | #212 |
| 1982 | 1,137 | #226 |
| 1983 | 1,073 | #230 |
| 1984 | 949 | #258 |
| 1985 | 884 | #283 |
| 1986 | 744 | #326 |
| 1987 | 629 | #371 |
| 1988 | 537 | #429 |
| 1989 | 466 | #505 |
| 1990 | 413 | #565 |
| 1991 | 433 | #541 |
| 1992 | 348 | #647 |
| 1993 | 307 | #699 |
| 1994 | 281 | #740 |
| 1995 | 240 | #821 |
| 1996 | 217 | #907 |
| 1997 | 166 | #1,131 |
| 1998 | 168 | #1,132 |
| 1999 | 158 | #1,210 |
| 2000 | 147 | #1,304 |
| 2001 | 125 | #1,505 |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,547 |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,685 |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,891 |
| 2005 | 109 | #1,799 |
| 2006 | 89 | #2,181 |
| 2007 | 73 | #2,566 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,683 |
| 2009 | 80 | #2,419 |
| 2010 | 57 | #3,006 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,904 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3,202 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,161 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,147 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,295 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,757 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,757 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4,593 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2023 | 20 | #6,124 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,633 |