Medora is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Medora is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,733 for girl births in the United States (and #21,303 across all names), given to 7 babies. Medora was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1920 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,733 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,788 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,910 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #12,065 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,566 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #18,897 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #18,246 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,716 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,357 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,674 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,042 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,774 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,830 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,941 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,689 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,433 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,388 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,991 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,867 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,719 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,822 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,648 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,971 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,960 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,217 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,283 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,890 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,239 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,444 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,563 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,238 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,362 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,261 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #3,166 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #4,118 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,490 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,228 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,440 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,528 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,349 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,844 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,415 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,369 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,874 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #3,023 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,867 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,524 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,248 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,526 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,994 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,683 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,365 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,472 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,666 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,625 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #2,238 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,763 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,461 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #1,687 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,939 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #2,076 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | #1,820 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #2,198 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #2,021 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,876 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,471 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,796 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | #1,618 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,882 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,423 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | #1,406 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,351 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | #1,286 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,134 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #1,444 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,978 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,605 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | #1,393 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | #1,073 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,632 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #1,270 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | #1,100 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | #1,440 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,164 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,414 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #1,005 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #725 |