Choice Popularity by Year
Follow Choice across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Choice birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 15 | #5,861 | Up 1,904 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 10 | #7,765 | Up 3 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 7 | #12,161 | Up 3,033 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5 | #15,194 | Up 345 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 10 | #7,768 | Up 1,946 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Down 160 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Up 202 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Down 86 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Up 363 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Up 2,576 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 61 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Up 517 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 4,067 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 5 | #16,419 | — |
| 2013 | Boys | 9 | #8,118 | Up 746 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Up 1,944 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 6 | #10,808 | Up 1,683 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Down 5,540 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 5 | #6,951 | Down 3,292 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 9 | #3,659 | Up 227 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 5 | #3,886 | Down 88 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 5 | #3,798 | Down 1,235 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 9 | #2,563 | Up 149 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 8 | #2,712 | Up 822 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5 | #3,534 | Down 16 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 5 | #3,518 | Up 31 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 5 | #3,549 | Down 297 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 6 | #3,252 | Down 689 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 9 | #2,563 | Down 98 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 10 | #2,465 | Up 925 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 6 | #3,390 | Up 169 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 6 | #3,559 | Down 655 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 9 | #2,904 | Up 837 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 6 | #3,741 | Up 606 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 5 | #4,347 | Down 1,397 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 9 | #2,950 | Down 320 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 11 | #2,630 | Up 174 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 10 | #2,804 | Up 685 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 7 | #3,489 | Up 247 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 6 | #3,736 | Up 161 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 5 | #3,897 | Down 2,360 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 6 | #1,537 | Up 52 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 5 | #1,589 | — |