Girls' name · since 1903
Bedie
77 babies named Bedie in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Bedie since 1903, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Bedie recorded 77 times among girls since 1903, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1937.
- #30,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1903
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bedie ranks #30,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1903, peaking in the 1910s.
- #30,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bedie's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Bedie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bedie's full recorded timeline at 1918, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bedie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1937
- Peak year (1918)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Bedie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (37 births, 48% of the file).
1910s was Bedie's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Bedie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 37 births (48% of all-time use).
Bedie by state
Where Bedie concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 6.5% |
5 of 77 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bedie's data
- Bedie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Bedies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bedie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bedie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.