Recorded 1886–1927 Girls' name Peak 1894 49 births

Medie — girls' name

49 babies named Medie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Medie was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

7 babies were named Medie in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medie

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Medie between 1886 and 1927, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Medie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Medie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medie 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 49 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.

Medie at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

49

Since 1886

42 years of records

Peak year

1894

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1886

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1927

Medie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1886

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1894)
7
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Medie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 35% of Medie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medie?
49 babies have been named Medie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1894 with 7 births.
When was Medie most popular?
Medie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
How long has the name Medie been used?
Medie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 42 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Medie?
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, 1886–1927 (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.