Girls' name · since 1922
Memory
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 1,350 babies named Memory, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,350
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,350 babies have been named Memory since 1922, making it today's #6586 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Memory has been recorded 1,350 times among girls since 1922, currently ranked #6586 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #6,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,586 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,350 born since 1922
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Memory ranks #6,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,586 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,350 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,350
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Memory's 1,350 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Memory compares
1,350 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Memory's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Memory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,350 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Memory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Memory splits its recorded history at 1978: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Memory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Memory popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1922 (Memory as boys' name)
Memory by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (205 births, 15% of the file).
1970s was Memory's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Memory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
205 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 205 births (15% of all-time use).
How Memory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Memory's total volume
Memory by state
Where Memory concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 16 | 1.2% |
51 of 1,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Memory's data
- Memory's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Memorys (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Memory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Memory 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.