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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #1,060 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,634 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #855 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 15,628 girlsMINew York: #1,257 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 26,782 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: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedINOhio: #782 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,427 girlsOHPennsylvania: #931 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 20,003 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 19,097 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: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #619 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,968 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsARTennessee: #579 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,966 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #327 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #262 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #644 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,052 girlsLAMississippi: #194 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 908 girlsMSAlabama: #255 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsALGeorgia: #411 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,375 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Minnie, so not publishedHITexas: #725 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,952 girlsTXFlorida: #431 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#194 · 1 in 908
  2. Alabama#255 · 1 in 1,398
  3. South Carolina#262 · 1 in 1,604
  4. North Carolina#327 · 1 in 2,427
  5. Georgia#411 · 1 in 3,375

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#194251 in 908
Alabama#255231 in 1,398
South Carolina#262151 in 1,604
North Carolina#327191 in 2,427
Georgia#411131 in 3,375
Florida#431151 in 3,201
Arkansas#43651 in 3,481
Tennessee#57951 in 6,966
Virginia#61951 in 7,968
Louisiana#64461 in 6,052
Texas#725151 in 6,952
Ohio#78271 in 13,427
Michigan#85551 in 15,628
Pennsylvania#93151 in 20,003
Illinois#1,06051 in 19,634
California#1,17691 in 19,097
New York#1,25761 in 26,782
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
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 1964

girls
#687
223 births · 1 in 8,497 girls

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #687Minnie223
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 8,497 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 91.2% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Minnie
  1. #682Jewel225
  2. #685Laureen224
  3. #685Pattie224
  4. #687Minnie223
  5. #687Missy223
  6. #689Karrie222
  7. #689Raquel222
  8. #689Zena222

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. 4,987Anjanette#5,891#904
  2. 2,403Deneen#2,619#216
  3. 2,162Denine#3,066#904
  4. 1,303Daneen#2,211#908
  5. 1,137Kecia#1,754#617
Fallers
  1. 341Leisha#993#1,334
  2. 320Cary#973#1,293
  3. 317Lisha#929#1,246
  4. 281Cecile#973#1,254
  5. 276Alexis#790#1,066

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

See the top 100 for 1964