Recorded 2010–2023 Unisex name Peak 2017 50 births

Medley — unisex name

50 babies named Medley in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

50 girls have been named Medley since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

50
total births
2010–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Medley was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Medley in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medley

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Medley between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Medley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Medley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Medley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medley 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 50 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.

Medley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

50

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Medley popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2023202220212019201720162010 5

Medley popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1917 (Medley as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1917 5

Medley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 62% of Medley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medley?
50 babies have been named Medley since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Medley most popular?
Medley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Medley a unisex name?
Yes, Medley is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 50 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Medley been used?
Medley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Medley?
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, 2010–2023 (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.