Memory Forename

4,870th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 214,741 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Memory Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: Remebrance.

Memory Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
 
99%
112,4031:1529
Zambia-51,3861:30950
Zimbabwe
 
98%
39,5941:39045
Namibia-2,5041:960197
South Africa
 
90%
2,1391:25,4943,262
Tanzania
 
74%
1,8711:28,2142,536
United States
 
91%
9281:390,66511,194
Bangladesh
100%
6421:248,38211,817
DR Congo
 
95%
5411:136,4656,685
England
100%
4551:122,2044,305
Indonesia-3391:760,95550,961
Botswana
 
83%
3061:7,1391,119
India
100%
2961:4,104,317167,947
Philippines
 
93%
2491:425,74114,930
Nigeria
70%
 
2111:841,53722,298
Uganda
59%
 
2071:197,8606,867
Swaziland-1791:7,2641,100
Australia-1191:114,7703,876
New Zealand-671:67,7023,311
Canada
100%
351:946,66819,375
China-311:44,066,31661,924
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Cook Islands
 
58%
191:955155
Papua New Guinea
65%
 
181:452,90634,619
Mozambique-161:1,702,7101,919
Kenya-151:3,087,14121,962
Iceland-111:33,2742,039
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
Wales
100%
101:309,4314,737
Thailand
58%
 
101:7,006,581112,087
Jamaica-101:288,3238,750
Ghana
100%
91:2,998,4685,965
Ivory Coast
100%
91:2,563,99353,027
Russia
100%
51:28,846,74173,146
Norway-51:1,026,46614,100
Marshall Islands
50%
 
51:10,2461,467
United Arab Emirates-51:1,430,39943,518
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Chile-31:5,869,06926,159
Sweden
50%
 
31:3,285,96941,581
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-11:111,5807,062
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
50%
 
11:9,791,7716,528
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Italy
 
73%
11:61,062,09083,289
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Malaysia
57%
 
11:30,449,940373,101
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Netherlands
67%
 
11:16,902,08343,152
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376

The alternate forms: Mémory (1) are calculated separately.

Memory (838) may also be a surname.

Memory Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: Remebrance.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Memory Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mémory941/
Memmory9228/
Meimory9214/
Memorey928/
Memorry927/
Memoery924/
Memorys923/
Memoray923/
Memoory921/
Memhory921/
Memotry921/
Mhemory921/
Maemory921/
Mmemory921/
Memorrys866/
Mettmory861/
Memori83591/
Momory83345/
Mamory83166/
Memora8375/
Memore8344/
Memery8325/
Memary8311/
Mimory832/
Memury831/
Memoire77759/
Memorie77503/
Memorio77304/
Memoris77118/
Memoree7764/
Memaray7750/
Memariy7734/
Meimora7727/
Maemori7718/
Memmori775/
Memoure774/
Meamore772/
Memorea772/
Memorez772/
Mesmary772/
Memarey771/
Memoora771/
Mesmori771/
Memmery771/
Memores771/
Memorit771/
Memorri771/
Miemary771/
Meamori771/
Meimury771/
Mammory771/
Maemary771/
Maymory771/
Mmemery771/
Memoiré771/
Mommory771/
Mhmor7311/
Memorish7115/
Meimoris717/
Memmoris715/
Memorree714/
Memorris711/
Memorije711/
Memoriss711/
Memorrie711/
Memosree711/
Meetmore711/
Maemoore711/
Meemwrya711/
Mehmoori711/
Mehmorha711/
Mamary674,930/
Mamery673,407/
Memari67307/
Memure67257/
Memara67140/
Mamori67125/
Memeri67114/
Mamore6798/
Memere6770/
Momori6741/
Mimary6719/
Memura6715/
Mimora6713/
Mimori6712/
Memuri6711/
Mimore6710/
Momery6710/
Momore677/
Mymora673/
Mhmoro671/
Mhmori671/
Momary671/
Mymary671/
Mhmoor671/

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