Midge

Girl · recorded 1916–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1940best year

Most popular in 1940.

Last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

091819161931194519601974

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Midge, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
191814
19195
19206
19246
192511
19264
192711
19286
19295
19304
19328
19335
19345
19366
19376
193812
193914
194018
194116
194213
194312
194418
194511
194615
194716
194811
194915
195017
195116
195215
195316
195416
195510
195614
195711
195810
195910
196011
196111
196210
19639
196413
196510
19668
196710
19687
19694
19714
19724
19743

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Midge isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1974
5
Rank in 1974
#8,775
How rare
1 in 293,506 girls
Since 1916
805

Midge was last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1940, at 18 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Midge doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.