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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#72 · 1 in 312
- Alaska#152 · 1 in 540
- South Carolina#170 · 1 in 851
- Alabama#170 · 1 in 852
- North Carolina#184 · 1 in 1,057
Best ever in a state: #9 in Wyoming, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #72 | 86 | 1 in 312 |
| Alaska | #152 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Alabama | #170 | 43 | 1 in 852 |
| South Carolina | #170 | 34 | 1 in 851 |
| North Carolina | #184 | 49 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Georgia | #228 | 35 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Arkansas | #251 | 12 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 17 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Florida | #293 | 21 | 1 in 2,047 |
| New Mexico | #316 | 6 | 1 in 1,830 |
| Tennessee | #341 | 12 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Louisiana | #355 | 15 | 1 in 2,625 |
| Texas | #364 | 42 | 1 in 2,734 |
| West Virginia | #402 | 5 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Oklahoma | #465 | 5 | 1 in 4,459 |
| Illinois | #475 | 18 | 1 in 5,828 |
| Michigan | #531 | 12 | 1 in 7,832 |
| New Jersey | #608 | 5 | 1 in 11,022 |
| Ohio | #664 | 9 | 1 in 11,930 |
| New York | #876 | 9 | 1 in 18,306 |
| Pennsylvania | #888 | 5 | 1 in 23,156 |
| California | #1,040 | 8 | 1 in 19,553 |
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| 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.
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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
| 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 1956
girls
#406
494 births · 1 in 4,064 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,064 of them was named Minnie, which outranked 94.1% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.