Girls' name · since 1915
Midred
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Midred, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Midred sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midred has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1921.
- #47,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midred ranks #47,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #47,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Midred's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Midred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Midred's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Midred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1921
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Midred by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Midred's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Midred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Midred's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1920s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Midred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1915–1921 (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 Midred 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.