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 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#22 · 1 in 119
- Georgia#26 · 1 in 131
- Alabama#27 · 1 in 137
- South Carolina#39 · 1 in 158
- Tennessee#43 · 1 in 198
Best ever in a state: #9 in Wyoming, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #22 | 192 | 1 in 119 |
| Georgia | #26 | 263 | 1 in 131 |
| Alabama | #27 | 238 | 1 in 137 |
| South Carolina | #39 | 156 | 1 in 158 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 151 | 1 in 198 |
| North Carolina | #45 | 212 | 1 in 195 |
| Florida | #46 | 68 | 1 in 196 |
| Texas | #51 | 243 | 1 in 257 |
| Arkansas | #63 | 92 | 1 in 236 |
| Virginia | #65 | 115 | 1 in 251 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 120 | 1 in 264 |
| New Mexico | #77 | 15 | 1 in 285 |
| Oklahoma | #77 | 83 | 1 in 309 |
| Louisiana | #100 | 63 | 1 in 386 |
| Maryland | #103 | 31 | 1 in 465 |
| Montana | #113 | 10 | 1 in 410 |
| North Dakota | #114 | 15 | 1 in 431 |
| Missouri | #119 | 67 | 1 in 480 |
| Colorado | #120 | 19 | 1 in 485 |
| West Virginia | #123 | 39 | 1 in 553 |
| Iowa | #131 | 33 | 1 in 665 |
| Indiana | #133 | 39 | 1 in 724 |
| New Jersey | #138 | 42 | 1 in 762 |
| Maine | #139 | 12 | 1 in 603 |
| Pennsylvania | #142 | 110 | 1 in 904 |
| South Dakota | #149 | 9 | 1 in 704 |
| Ohio | #152 | 65 | 1 in 890 |
| Illinois | #153 | 72 | 1 in 864 |
| New Hampshire | #154 | 5 | 1 in 757 |
| Arizona | #156 | 6 | 1 in 612 |
| Kansas | #157 | 22 | 1 in 754 |
| Michigan | #164 | 37 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Utah | #166 | 7 | 1 in 721 |
| New York | #172 | 91 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Idaho | #173 | 5 | 1 in 771 |
| Oregon | #181 | 6 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Hawaii | #184 | 6 | 1 in 610 |
| Rhode Island | #184 | 5 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Minnesota | #187 | 18 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Connecticut | #190 | 9 | 1 in 1,458 |
| California | #192 | 35 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Nebraska | #194 | 10 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Wisconsin | #212 | 14 | 1 in 1,799 |
| Washington | #218 | 6 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 15 | 1 in 2,499 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 433 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 70,796 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 58.9% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,964Vinton17
- #1,964Zebedee17
- #1,964Zollie17
- #2,043Minnie16
- #2,043Aden16
- #2,043Alpheus16
- #2,043Alston16
- #2,132Agnes15
- #2,132Aime15
- #2,132Aleck15
Tied with 88 names at #2,043; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.