Recorded 1890–1929 Unisex name Peak 1918 37 births

Meddie — unisex name

37 babies named Meddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s121920s20
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Meddie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Meddie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Meddie between 1890 and 1929, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Meddie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1886.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meddie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meddie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meddie 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 37 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.

Meddie at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

37

Since 1890

40 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1890

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1929

Meddie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1890

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 19291923192219181890 5

Meddie popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1886 (Meddie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19311886 5

Meddie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 54% of Meddie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meddie?
37 babies have been named Meddie since 1890. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Meddie most popular?
Meddie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Meddie a unisex name?
Yes, Meddie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 37 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Meddie been used?
Meddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 40 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Meddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medina, Meda, Medha, Medora, and 4 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, 1890–1929 (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.