Unisex name · since 2010
Medley
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Medley, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Medley since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medley has been recorded 50 times among girls since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2023.
- #35,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medley ranks #35,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Medley's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Medley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Medley splits its recorded history at 2019: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Medley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Medley popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1917 (Medley as boys' name)
Medley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Medley's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Medley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s*
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Medley's data
- Medley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (19, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Medley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2010–2023 (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 Medley 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.