Girls' name · since 1916
Midge
805 babies named Midge in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 805
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Midge sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 805 recorded since 1916.
Midge has 805 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1974.
- #8,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 805 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midge ranks #8,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 805 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 805
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Midge's 805 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Midge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Midge's full recorded timeline at 1947, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Midge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1974
- Peak year (1953)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Midge by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (259 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Midge's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Midge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
209 births
- 1950s
1950s
259 births
- 1960s
1960s
170 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 259 births (32% of all-time use).
How Midge 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 Midge's total volume
Midge by state
Where Midge concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
20 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Midge's data
- Midge's decade-level peak was the 1950s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Midges (20 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 Midge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1916–1974 (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 Midge 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.