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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #148 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 519 girlsAKMaine: 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: #834 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,795 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #564 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,950 girlsMINew York: #828 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 16,338 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMARhode 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: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,038 girlsINOhio: #472 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,375 girlsOHPennsylvania: #784 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,795 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,288 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 29,233 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #577 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,704 girlsMOKentucky: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsKYWest Virginia: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,458 girlsWVVirginia: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 859 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsARTennessee: #201 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #213 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #163 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 773 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,451 girlsOKLouisiana: #361 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsLAMississippi: #82 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 344 girlsMSAlabama: #130 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 647 girlsALGeorgia: #188 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsTXFlorida: #291 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,085 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 344
  2. Alabama#130 · 1 in 647
  3. Alaska#148 · 1 in 519
  4. South Carolina#163 · 1 in 773
  5. Georgia#188 · 1 in 1,071

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#82801 in 344
Alabama#130561 in 647
Alaska#14851 in 519
South Carolina#163371 in 773
Georgia#188431 in 1,071
Arizona#200141 in 859
Arkansas#201161 in 1,169
Tennessee#201291 in 1,325
North Carolina#213391 in 1,333
Texas#282641 in 1,748
Florida#291191 in 2,085
Kentucky#292141 in 2,402
West Virginia#30081 in 2,458
Virginia#302171 in 2,408
Oklahoma#31091 in 2,451
Louisiana#361151 in 2,505
Ohio#472161 in 6,375
Indiana#53961 in 8,038
Michigan#564101 in 8,950
Missouri#57751 in 8,704
Pennsylvania#78461 in 18,795
New York#828101 in 16,338
Illinois#83461 in 16,795
California#1,28851 in 29,233
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
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
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 1955

girls
#377
546 births · 1 in 3,581 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #377Minnie546
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 3,581 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 94.4% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Minnie
  1. #374Margo555
  2. #375Margarita553
  3. #376Hope552
  4. #377Minnie546
  5. #378Alison545
  6. #379Luanne543
  7. #380Kelly539
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 793Athena#1,505#712
  2. 675Desiree#984#309
  3. 661Roni#1,197#536
  4. 630Gisele#1,444#814
  5. 593Carmel#1,422#829
Fallers
  1. 514Valinda#806#1,320
  2. 378Elouise#969#1,347
  3. 287Veda#831#1,118
  4. 275Drema#978#1,253
  5. 264Brooke#965#1,229

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

See the top 100 for 1955