Girls' name · since 1915
Midori
1,224 babies named Midori in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,224
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Midori sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,224 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Midori recorded 1,224 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #6,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,224 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midori ranks #6,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,224 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,224
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Midori's 1,224 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Midori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Midori's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Midori popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Midori by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (255 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Midori's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Midori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
168 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 255 births (21% of all-time use).
How Midori 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 Midori's total volume
Midori by state
Where Midori concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 285 | 23.3% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 78 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
285 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Midori's data
- Midori's decade-level peak was the 1990s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Midoris (285 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 Midori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Midori 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.