Minor
Last seen for girls in 1924 at #4,434 · Last seen for boys in 2015 at #12,086
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 21 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,728since 1880
Minor over time
Rank among boys' names. Minor has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #12,086 | 5 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,173 | 9 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #8,456 | 7 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #8,209 | 7 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | — | #7,792 | 6 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,942 | 8 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,722 | 21 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,643 | 21 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,884 | 15 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,529 | 21 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,268 | 30 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,532 | 19 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,426 | 24 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,489 | 22 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,496 | 24 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,443 | 25 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,227 | 35 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,073 | 42 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #1,263 | 33 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,178 | 37 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,089 | 42 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,207 | 34 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,062 | 41 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,017 | 41 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,120 | 34 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,003 | 31 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #918 | 24 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #417 | 18 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #373 | 21 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Minor was already there! It came in at #373, and was given to 21 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1899, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Minor is popular in 1912
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#484 · 1 in 3,766
Best ever in a state: #257 in Tennessee, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #484 | 5 | 1 in 3,766 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
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| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Minor
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
- Biggest jump: 422 spots in 1909 (#1,373 → #951)
- Biggest drop: 709 spots in 1908 (#664 → #1,373)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #373 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1880–1897
- Highest: 1 in 5,261 boys born in 1880 were named Minor (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 383,349 boys born in 2015 (0.00%)
- 19.3% of all boys named Minor (333) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #373 (1880) | #553 |
| 1890s | 95 | #459 (1893) | #621 |
| 1900s | 79 | #664 (1907) | #914 |
| 1910s | 274 | #918 (1912) | #1,078 |
| 1920s | 333 | #1,073 (1925) | #1,297 |
| 1930s | 206 | #1,405 (1933) | #1,542 |
| 1940s | 203 | #1,268 (1942) | #1,623 |
| 1950s | 133 | #1,643 (1951) | #2,314 |
| 1960s | 87 | #2,040 (1964) | #2,856 |
| 1970s | 65 | #2,739 (1970) | #3,991 |
| 1980s | 21 | #5,484 (1983) | #6,284 |
| 1990s | 28 | #5,942 (1991) | #6,958 |
| 2000s | 53 | #7,427 (2006) | #8,863 |
| 2010s | 22 | #10,717 (2014) | #11,441 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Minor in 1912
Top boys' names in 1912
More about 1912
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429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 17,914 of them was named Minor, which outranked 68.4% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).