- Rank in 2025
- #279
- Best ever
- #41 in 1884
- US births since 1880
- 146,805
- Born in 2025
- 1,106
- Trend
- Stable last 10 years
- Given to
- 100% girls
Meaning
- Shining light
- alluring, temptress
- butterfly
- Woman from Magdala, one who is elevated, a high tower
- light
- child of light, bitter
- Name suffix
Births 1880–2025
Peak 3,015 in 1917. Stable over the last ten years.
Where in the US
- NY9,663
- TX6,939
- PA6,894
- CA6,499
- NC5,117
Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 74% of this name's national total.