Memory Name Popularity and Statistics

Memory is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,356
First Year on Record1922

Memory popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Girls17#6,546
2024Girls9#10,271
2023Girls18#6,409
2022Girls23#5,465
2021Girls19#6,174
2020Girls10#9,546
2019Girls13#8,138
2018Girls14#7,762
2017Girls19#6,287
2016Girls16#7,230
2015Girls16#7,266
2014Girls14#8,053
2013Girls14#8,135
2012Girls15#7,804
2011Girls14#8,196
2010Girls17#7,217
2009Girls18#7,066
2008Girls23#5,955
2007Girls13#9,007
2006Girls36#4,073
2005Girls24#5,266
2004Girls13#8,259
2003Girls12#8,505
2002Girls11#8,837

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

2006 · Girls

36 recorded births and rank #4,073.

1979 · Girls

35 recorded births and rank #2,582.

1977 · Girls

33 recorded births and rank #2,557.

1976 · Girls

31 recorded births and rank #2,546.

Where Memory ranked highest in 2022

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
CA#2,8706

View the complete state-by-state table for Memory