Minnie
Girl name · #3028 in 2025 · Very rare
Minnie ranks #3028 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 54 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2619, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Minnie.
The 145-year story
Minnie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 1,746 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1916, when 3,274 girls were named Minnie — good for #71 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Minnie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Minnie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Minnie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Minnie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Minnie is most common
State-level data for Minnie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Minnie
Statistically, parents drawn to Minnie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fannie, Johnnie, Jennie, Sallie, and Bennie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Minnie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2694 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3225 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2995 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2715 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2441 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2400 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2584 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2643 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2619 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3226 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2903 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3523 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3843 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3961 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 43 | #3710 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3992 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4267 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4816 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4943 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3889 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4688 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Minnie a popular girl name?
Minnie ranked #3028 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2619.
When was the name Minnie most popular?
Minnie peaked in 1916, when 3,274 American girls received the name (ranked #71 that year). Since 1916 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Minnie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Minnie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.