Girls' name · since 1886
Medie
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.
- #35,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Medie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Medie recorded 49 times among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 1927.
- #35,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1886
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medie ranks #35,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1886, peaking in the 1910s.
- #35,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Medie's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Medie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Medie's full recorded timeline at 1903, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1894 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Medie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1927
- Peak year (1894)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Medie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Medie's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Medie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
10 births
- 1890s
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Medie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- 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 Medie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1894)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1886–1927 (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 Medie 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.