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

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Peak · girls
1886 · 2,372 births
Debut · girls
1,746 births
In top 100 · girls
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
159,280
since 1880

Minnie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #5, 1886girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,02854—
2024#2,69464—
2023#3,22550—
2022#2,99555—
2021#2,71563—
2020#2,44171—
2019#2,40074—
2018#2,58467—
2017#2,59767—
2016#2,64366—
2015#2,61968—
2014#3,22650—
2013#2,90358—
2012#3,52345—
2011#3,84339—
2010#3,96138—
2009#5,09728—
2008#3,71043—
2007#7,39417—
2006#3,99237—
2005#4,26732—
2004#4,81627—
2003#4,94325—
2002#3,88933—
2001#4,68825—
2000#3,98331—
1999#4,57624—
1998#3,42635—
1997#3,71630—
1996#3,23736—
1995#3,78028—
1994#3,03838—
1993#4,25724—
1992#2,35155—
1991#3,03637—
1990#2,95738—
1989#3,16533—
1988#2,44744—
1987#2,33245—
1986#2,77934—
1985#1,78463—
1984#2,22744—
1983#1,92753—
1982#2,22045—
1981#1,91256—
1980#1,62471—
1979#1,56973—
1978#1,74659—
1977#1,55969—
1976#1,31682—
1975#1,20296—
1974#1,115104—
1973#1,066108—
1972#1,017115—
1971#951134—
1970#989126—
1969#897138—
1968#813155—
1967#738175—
1966#730181—
1965#680208—
1964#687223—
1963#645245—
1962#610270—
1961#550321—
1960#515350—
1959#469423#3,9885
1958#464416—
1957#463418#3,9935
1956#406494—
1955#377546—
1954#346614—
1953#318657#3,7985
1952#302696—
1951#279792—
1950#258877#3,3296
1949#247935#3,6905
1948#237993#3,3166
1947#2291,051#2,6719
1946#2181,071#3,5255
1945#1871,088#2,7437
1944#1751,221#2,6338
1943#1731,347#2,40510
1942#1611,446#2,5239
1941#1651,355#2,6568
1940#1681,229#2,6718
1939#1651,268#2,05012
1938#1611,361#1,90114
1937#1561,378#1,82815
1936#1481,430#1,80115
1935#1391,581#2,5299
1934#1331,663#1,60819
1933#1341,603#1,99713
1932#1291,809#1,77717
1931#1291,773#1,69318
1930#1222,008#2,44411
1929#1241,994#1,84817
1928#1182,227#2,38712
1927#1142,469#2,12115
1926#1112,449#2,72510
1925#1042,739#1,67921
1924#1002,885#2,04316
1923#992,785#1,94117
1922#913,115#2,24014
1921#962,998#2,80410
1920#873,244#2,33613
1919#803,272#1,97316
1918#883,181#2,54311
1917#753,262#3,2177
1916#713,274#2,25912
1915#683,270#1,96814
1914#672,718#2,10110
1913#632,332#2,0928
1912#602,295#1,52711
1911#521,899#1,3877
1910#501,983#1,4216
1909#501,779#1,0838
1908#471,817#1,0218
1907#401,907#86610
1906#391,777#9278
1905#351,950#1,0916
1904#351,885#1,2055
1903#351,846#61913
1902#292,055#68711
1901#262,026#68310
1900#222,673#74312
1899#252,036#66110
1898#212,409#8048
1897#212,284#49516
1896#162,530#55114
1895#132,567#7389
1894#122,592#9546
1893#122,510#43518
1892#122,609#7928
1891#82,428#52412
1890#82,650#45816
1889#62,624#52513
1888#62,654#52814
1887#62,215#54411
1886#52,372#6948
1885#62,178#8366
1884#52,243—
1883#52,035#47914
1882#52,004#61110
1881#61,653#6538
1880#51,746#6409
First appearance
1880

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
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #300 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #298 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,050 girlsMINew York: #311 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsNYMassachusetts: #299 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,646 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,811 girlsOHPennsylvania: #254 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsPANew Jersey: #232 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,365 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,887 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 987 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #140 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 676 girlsMOKentucky: #84 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 359 girlsKYWest Virginia: #156 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 763 girlsWVVirginia: #124 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 547 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 958 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #147 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 526 girlsAZNew Mexico: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 617 girlsNMKansas: #176 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsKSArkansas: #58 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 257 girlsARTennessee: #68 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 297 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #46 for girls · 169 births · 1 in 216 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #38 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 159 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #141 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 791 girlsDCOklahoma: #91 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 426 girlsOKLouisiana: #132 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 518 girlsLAMississippi: #25 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 137 girlsMSAlabama: #28 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 154 girlsALGeorgia: #46 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 203 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedHITexas: #68 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 353 girlsTXFlorida: #55 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 243 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#25 · 1 in 137
  2. Alabama#28 · 1 in 154
  3. South Carolina#38 · 1 in 159
  4. Georgia#46 · 1 in 203
  5. North Carolina#46 · 1 in 216

Best ever in a state: #9 in Wyoming, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#251561 in 137
Alabama#281911 in 154
South Carolina#381311 in 159
Georgia#461491 in 203
North Carolina#461691 in 216
Florida#55481 in 243
Arkansas#58731 in 257
Tennessee#68901 in 297
Texas#681621 in 353
Kentucky#84761 in 359
Oklahoma#91531 in 426
Virginia#124421 in 547
Louisiana#132401 in 518
Missouri#140401 in 676
District of Columbia#14151 in 791
Arizona#14771 in 526
New Mexico#15381 in 617
West Virginia#156241 in 763
Maryland#162121 in 958
Kansas#176131 in 1,014
Colorado#18681 in 987
Indiana#207141 in 1,602
New Jersey#232101 in 2,365
Pennsylvania#254271 in 2,634
Ohio#261161 in 2,811
Michigan#298121 in 3,050
Massachusetts#29961 in 4,646
Illinois#300161 in 3,091
New York#311241 in 3,449
California#45271 in 4,887
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1886 at #5 (2,372 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 59 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: 12 yrs · run 1880–1891
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1880–1924
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 52
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 17.3% of all girls named Minnie (27,486) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s21,724#5 (1886)#6
1890s24,615#8 (1890)#15
1900s19,715#22 (1900)#36
1910s27,486#50 (1910)#67
1920s26,905#87 (1920)#104
1930s15,874#122 (1930)#142
1940s11,736#161 (1942)#196
1950s5,933#258 (1950)#368
1960s2,266#515 (1960)#687
1970s966#951 (1971)#1,253
1980s488#1,624 (1980)#2,242
1990s345#2,351 (1992)#3,437
2000s298#3,710 (2008)#4,678
2010s572#2,400 (2019)#3,030
2020s357#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

girls
#133
1,663 births · 1 in 628 girls
boys
#1,608
19 births · 1 in 54,347 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #133Minnie1,663

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #1,608Minnie19
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).

Ranked beside Minnie
  1. #130Anita1,784
  2. #131Jeanne1,763
  3. #132Mattie1,708
  4. #133Minnie1,663
  5. #134Lucy1,647
  6. #135Gertrude1,582
  7. #135Rosa1,582
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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).

Ranked beside Minnie
  1. #1,551Vic20
  2. #1,551Waverly20
  3. #1,551Zebedee20
  4. #1,608Minnie19
  5. #1,608Agapito19
  6. #1,608Albino19
  7. #1,608Arlington19
  8. #1,658Adrain18
  9. #1,658Americo18
  10. #1,658Amon18

Tied with 49 names at #1,608; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →