Minnie
#3,028 for girls in 2025, 54 births · Last seen for boys in 1959 at #3,988
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 2,372 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,746 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 45 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 159,280since 1880
Minnie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,028 | 54 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,694 | 64 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,225 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,995 | 55 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,715 | 63 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,441 | 71 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,584 | 67 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,597 | 67 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,643 | 66 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,619 | 68 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,226 | 50 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,523 | 45 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,843 | 39 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,961 | 38 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,097 | 28 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,710 | 43 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,889 | 33 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,038 | 38 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,351 | 55 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,036 | 37 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,447 | 44 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,332 | 45 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,779 | 34 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,784 | 63 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,927 | 53 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,912 | 56 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,624 | 71 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,569 | 73 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,746 | 59 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,559 | 69 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,316 | 82 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,202 | 96 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,115 | 104 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,066 | 108 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,017 | 115 | — | |
| 1971 | #951 | 134 | — | |
| 1970 | #989 | 126 | — | |
| 1969 | #897 | 138 | — | |
| 1968 | #813 | 155 | — | |
| 1967 | #738 | 175 | — | |
| 1966 | #730 | 181 | — | |
| 1965 | #680 | 208 | — | |
| 1964 | #687 | 223 | — | |
| 1963 | #645 | 245 | — | |
| 1962 | #610 | 270 | — | |
| 1961 | #550 | 321 | — | |
| 1960 | #515 | 350 | — | |
| 1959 | #469 | 423 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #464 | 416 | — | |
| 1957 | #463 | 418 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #406 | 494 | — | |
| 1955 | #377 | 546 | — | |
| 1954 | #346 | 614 | — | |
| 1953 | #318 | 657 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #302 | 696 | — | |
| 1951 | #279 | 792 | — | |
| 1950 | #258 | 877 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #247 | 935 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #237 | 993 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #229 | 1,051 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #218 | 1,071 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #187 | 1,088 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #175 | 1,221 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #173 | 1,347 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #161 | 1,446 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #165 | 1,355 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #168 | 1,229 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #165 | 1,268 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #161 | 1,361 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #156 | 1,378 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #148 | 1,430 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #139 | 1,581 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #133 | 1,663 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #134 | 1,603 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #129 | 1,809 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #129 | 1,773 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #122 | 2,008 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #124 | 1,994 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #118 | 2,227 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #114 | 2,469 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #111 | 2,449 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #104 | 2,739 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #100 | 2,885 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #99 | 2,785 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #91 | 3,115 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #96 | 2,998 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #87 | 3,244 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #80 | 3,272 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #88 | 3,181 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #75 | 3,262 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #71 | 3,274 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #68 | 3,270 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #67 | 2,718 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #63 | 2,332 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #60 | 2,295 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #52 | 1,899 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #50 | 1,983 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #50 | 1,779 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #47 | 1,817 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #40 | 1,907 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #39 | 1,777 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #35 | 1,950 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #35 | 1,885 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #35 | 1,846 | #619 | 13 |
| 1902 | #29 | 2,055 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #26 | 2,026 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #22 | 2,673 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #25 | 2,036 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #21 | 2,409 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #21 | 2,284 | #495 | 16 |
| 1896 | #16 | 2,530 | #551 | 14 |
| 1895 | #13 | 2,567 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #12 | 2,592 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #12 | 2,510 | #435 | 18 |
| 1892 | #12 | 2,609 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #8 | 2,428 | #524 | 12 |
| 1890 | #8 | 2,650 | #458 | 16 |
| 1889 | #6 | 2,624 | #525 | 13 |
| 1888 | #6 | 2,654 | #528 | 14 |
| 1887 | #6 | 2,215 | #544 | 11 |
| 1886 | #5 | 2,372 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #6 | 2,178 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #5 | 2,243 | — | |
| 1883 | #5 | 2,035 | #479 | 14 |
| 1882 | #5 | 2,004 | #611 | 10 |
| 1881 | #6 | 1,653 | #653 | 8 |
| 1880 | #5 | 1,746 | #640 | 9 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Minnie was already there! It came in at #5, and was given to 1,746 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2007, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.
Where Minnie is popular in 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#25 · 1 in 137
- Alabama#28 · 1 in 154
- South Carolina#38 · 1 in 159
- Georgia#46 · 1 in 203
- North Carolina#46 · 1 in 216
Best ever in a state: #9 in Wyoming, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #25 | 156 | 1 in 137 |
| Alabama | #28 | 191 | 1 in 154 |
| South Carolina | #38 | 131 | 1 in 159 |
| Georgia | #46 | 149 | 1 in 203 |
| North Carolina | #46 | 169 | 1 in 216 |
| Florida | #55 | 48 | 1 in 243 |
| Arkansas | #58 | 73 | 1 in 257 |
| Tennessee | #68 | 90 | 1 in 297 |
| Texas | #68 | 162 | 1 in 353 |
| Kentucky | #84 | 76 | 1 in 359 |
| Oklahoma | #91 | 53 | 1 in 426 |
| Virginia | #124 | 42 | 1 in 547 |
| Louisiana | #132 | 40 | 1 in 518 |
| Missouri | #140 | 40 | 1 in 676 |
| District of Columbia | #141 | 5 | 1 in 791 |
| Arizona | #147 | 7 | 1 in 526 |
| New Mexico | #153 | 8 | 1 in 617 |
| West Virginia | #156 | 24 | 1 in 763 |
| Maryland | #162 | 12 | 1 in 958 |
| Kansas | #176 | 13 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Colorado | #186 | 8 | 1 in 987 |
| Indiana | #207 | 14 | 1 in 1,602 |
| New Jersey | #232 | 10 | 1 in 2,365 |
| Pennsylvania | #254 | 27 | 1 in 2,634 |
| Ohio | #261 | 16 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Michigan | #298 | 12 | 1 in 3,050 |
| Massachusetts | #299 | 6 | 1 in 4,646 |
| Illinois | #300 | 16 | 1 in 3,091 |
| New York | #311 | 24 | 1 in 3,449 |
| California | #452 | 7 | 1 in 4,887 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Minnie
- 334 spots since 2024 (#2,694 → #3,028)
- 587 spots since 2020 (#2,441 → #3,028)
- 409 spots since 2015 (#2,619 → #3,028)
- Biggest jump: 38 spots in 1971 (#989 → #951)
- Biggest drop: 92 spots in 1970 (#897 → #989)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #5 (2,372 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 59 yrs later
- Top 10: 12 yrs · run 1880–1891
- Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1880–1924
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Highest: 1 in 52 girls born in 1880 were named Minnie (1.9%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,764 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #5 in 1886, was only 1 in 61 (1.6%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.3% of all girls named Minnie (27,486) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21,724 | #5 (1886) | #6 |
| 1890s | 24,615 | #8 (1890) | #15 |
| 1900s | 19,715 | #22 (1900) | #36 |
| 1910s | 27,486 | #50 (1910) | #67 |
| 1920s | 26,905 | #87 (1920) | #104 |
| 1930s | 15,874 | #122 (1930) | #142 |
| 1940s | 11,736 | #161 (1942) | #196 |
| 1950s | 5,933 | #258 (1950) | #368 |
| 1960s | 2,266 | #515 (1960) | #687 |
| 1970s | 966 | #951 (1971) | #1,253 |
| 1980s | 488 | #1,624 (1980) | #2,242 |
| 1990s | 345 | #2,351 (1992) | #3,437 |
| 2000s | 298 | #3,710 (2008) | #4,678 |
| 2010s | 572 | #2,400 (2019) | #3,030 |
| 2020s | 357 | #2,441 (2020) | #2,850 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Minnie in 1934
Top girls' names in 1934
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
girls
1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 628 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 54,347 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 61.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,551Vic20
- #1,551Waverly20
- #1,551Zebedee20
- #1,608Minnie19
- #1,608Agapito19
- #1,608Albino19
- #1,608Arlington19
- #1,658Adrain18
- #1,658Americo18
- #1,658Amon18
Tied with 49 names at #1,608; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.