English Popularity by Year
Follow English across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Girls | 5 | #16,513 | Down 729 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 1,373 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 289 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 5 | #14,122 | Down 3,286 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Down 2,704 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 10 | #8,132 | Up 1,421 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 8 | #9,553 | Down 749 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 9 | #8,804 | Down 752 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 10 | #8,052 | Down 2,044 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 4,447 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 15 | #6,008 | Up 1,979 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 10 | #7,987 | Down 107 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 10 | #7,880 | Down 2,335 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 15 | #5,545 | Up 732 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 12 | #6,277 | Down 1,803 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 18 | #4,474 | Up 714 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 14 | #5,188 | Down 553 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 16 | #4,635 | Up 587 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 13 | #5,222 | Down 1,667 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 22 | #3,555 | Up 5,555 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 2,921 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 10 | #6,189 | Up 2,255 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 6 | #8,444 | Up 623 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 1,775 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 1,286 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 8 | #6,006 | Up 1,989 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 5 | #7,995 | Down 524 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 5 | #7,471 | Down 904 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | — |
| 1959 | Boys | 5 | #3,988 | Down 44 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 5 | #3,944 | Down 1,180 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 9 | #2,764 | Up 1,063 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | Down 402 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 6 | #3,425 | Up 289 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 5 | #3,714 | Down 46 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 238 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 5 | #3,430 | Up 108 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 5 | #3,538 | Down 598 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 7 | #2,940 | Up 173 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 6 | #3,113 | Up 139 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 6 | #3,252 | Up 427 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 5 | #3,679 | Down 289 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 6 | #3,390 | Down 143 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 7 | #3,247 | Up 450 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6 | #3,697 | Up 513 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 5 | #4,210 | Down 9 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 5 | #4,201 | Down 460 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 6 | #3,741 | Up 126 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 6 | #3,867 | Down 45 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 6 | #3,822 | Down 836 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 9 | #2,986 | Up 503 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 7 | #3,489 | Down 98 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 7 | #3,391 | Down 659 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 9 | #2,732 | Up 1,165 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 5 | #3,897 | Down 72 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 5 | #3,825 | Down 1,733 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 8 | #2,092 | Up 452 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | Down 1,570 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 5 | #974 | — |