Recorded 1915–1921 Girls' name Peak 1919 18 births

Midred — girls' name

18 babies named Midred in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s6

The verdict

18 girls have been named Midred since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1921.

18
total births
1915–1921
years on record
1910s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Midred was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Midred in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Midred

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Midred between 1915 and 1921, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Midred currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Midred performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Midred shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Midred in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Midred at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

18

Since 1915

7 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1915

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1921

Midred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1915

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192119191915 5

Midred by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 67% of Midred's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Midred?
18 babies have been named Midred since 1915. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Midred most popular?
Midred was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Midred been used?
Midred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 7 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Midred?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.