Girls' name · since 1880
Media
Media has 473 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1898 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Media sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 473 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Media recorded 473 times among girls since 1880, 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 1880 to 1980.
- #12,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Media ranks #12,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Media's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Media's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Media's full recorded timeline at 1919, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1898 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Media popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1980
- Peak year (1898)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Media by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (87 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Media's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Media births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
50 births
- 1890s
1890s
62 births
- 1900s
1900s
60 births
- 1910s
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 87 births (18% of all-time use).
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What to do with Media's data
- Media's decade-level peak was the 1910s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Media: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1898)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1880–1980 (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 Media 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.