Recorded 1903–1937 Girls' name Peak 1918 77 births

Bedie — girls' name

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.

1900s121910s371920s221930s6
1910s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Bedie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

13 babies were named Bedie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bedie

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Bedie between 1903 and 1937, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bedie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bedie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bedie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bedie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bedie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bedie at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

77

Since 1903

35 years of records

Peak year

1918

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1903

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1937

Bedie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1903

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1918)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 193719261923192219201918191519141912191019061903 6

Bedie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
37 births that decade — 48% of Bedie's all-time total
1900s121910s371920s221930s6

Bedie by state

Where Bedie concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bedie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 6.5%
North Carolina share of Bedie's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bedie?
77 babies have been named Bedie since 1903. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1918 with 13 births.
When was Bedie most popular?
Bedie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Bedie most popular?
The top states for the name Bedie are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Bedie been used?
Bedie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 35 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Bedie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beda, Bedelia, Beddie, Bedell, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.