Nessie Popularity by Year
Follow Nessie across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nessie 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 | Girls | 5 | #14,942 | Up 351 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 4,616 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 5 | #10,677 | Down 6,266 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 5 | #4,411 | Up 314 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 5 | #4,725 | Down 439 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 6 | #4,286 | Up 775 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 5 | #5,061 | Down 597 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 6 | #4,464 | Down 647 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 7 | #3,817 | Down 305 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 8 | #3,512 | Up 40 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 7 | #3,552 | Down 864 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 10 | #2,688 | Up 188 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 7 | #2,876 | Up 103 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 5 | #2,979 | Down 788 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 6 | #2,191 | Down 398 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 5 | #1,793 | — |