Special Popularity by Year
Follow Special across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Special 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Girls | 6 | #13,453 | Up 3,060 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 5 | #16,513 | Down 2,589 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Up 3,244 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 5 | #17,168 | Down 6,247 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 9 | #10,921 | Down 1,657 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 11 | #9,264 | Up 6,520 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 6,947 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 11 | #8,837 | Up 514 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 10 | #9,351 | Down 1,324 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 12 | #8,027 | Down 1,543 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 15 | #6,484 | Up 235 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 14 | #6,719 | Down 1,709 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 20 | #5,010 | Down 557 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 23 | #4,453 | Up 393 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 20 | #4,846 | Up 3,276 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 10 | #8,122 | Down 3,451 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 21 | #4,671 | Up 15 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 21 | #4,686 | Up 2,744 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 11 | #7,430 | Down 2,370 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 18 | #5,060 | Up 485 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 15 | #5,545 | Up 350 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Up 1,458 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 9 | #7,353 | Down 1,596 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 12 | #5,757 | Down 680 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 14 | #5,077 | Up 3,076 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 7 | #8,153 | Up 862 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 6 | #9,015 | Up 1,502 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 5 | #10,517 | Down 3,728 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 9 | #6,789 | — |