Memory
Memory was the 6740th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 1704th; the most babies were born in 2006 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 754 places. More babies were named Memory in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,740 girls, up 3,291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200636 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,356babies recorded
Memory popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,740 | 17 |
| 2020 | #10,031 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,410 | 17 |
| 2000 | #5,862 | 19 |
| 1990 | #4,467 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,974 | 30 |
| 1970 | #4,173 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,624 | 13 |
| 1950 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,824 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Memory, counting every spelling?
Memory is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | 17 | #6,740 | 86 |
| Memori | 10 | #9,885 | 49 |
| Memorie | 7 | #12,738 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Memory?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Memory (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Memory born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Memory.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Memory?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Memory are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 19 and 52. That makes Memory mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Memory by state
How common Memory was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Memory: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Memory, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Memory
How popular is the name Memory?
Memory was the 6740th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 1704th; the most babies were born in 2006 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 754 places. More babies were named Memory in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Memory a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Memory in the US.
Where is Memory most popular?
In 2021–2025, Memory was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).