Girls' name · since 1972

Mendie

Mendie has 60 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

60
total births
1972–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Mendie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mendie has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1972 to 1978.

  • 60 total births
  • 1972–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mendie's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mendie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mendie splits its recorded history at 1975: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mendie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
68101214 1972197319741975197619771978 7

Mendie by decade

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

1970s was Mendie's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Mendie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 60 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mendie?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 60 babies named Mendie. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1975, with 12 births.
When was Mendie most popular?
Mendie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Mendie been used?
Records for Mendie go back to 1972, giving 7 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Mendie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mendy, Mena, Mennie, Menucha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1972–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mendie: Baby Name Since 1972 - 60 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mendie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mendie 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 July 2026.