Unisex name · since 2005

Midnight

22 babies named Midnight in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#44,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 2005
2020s
peak decade

Midnight is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 2005.

Social Security Administration records show Midnight recorded 22 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2022.

  • #44,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 2005
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midnight ranks #44,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.

#44,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 2005
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Midnight's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% 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.

Midnight's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Midnight splits its recorded history at 2021: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Midnight popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 200520212022 6

Midnight popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Midnight as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2022 5

Midnight by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (14 births, 64% of the file).

2020s was Midnight's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Midnight births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Midnight? ▼
Midnight has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #44,885 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Midnight sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midnight ranks #44,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Midnight most popular? ▼
Midnight was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Midnight a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Midnight is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Midnight been used? ▼
Midnight has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Midnight? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Midori, Midge, Mida, Midajah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Midnight

Nearby Names Like Midnight

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Midnight

Midori Girl
1,224 births
Midge Girl
805 births
Mida Girl
123 births
Midajah Girl
59 births
Middie Girl
48 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Midnight: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2022 (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 Midnight 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.