The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 3 visas; FY2012: 3 visas; FY2013: 2 visas; FY2014: 4 visas; FY2015: 5 visas; FY2016: 3 visas; FY2017: 4 visas; FY2018: 5 visas; FY2019: 11 visas; FY2020: 5 visas; FY2021: 4 visas; FY2022: 6 visas; FY2023: 11 visas; FY2024: 7 visas; FY2025: 12 visas; FY2026: 6 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 12 visas (+71% on FY2024). That's 9.1% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 100% ahead of the same months of FY2025.