Names / Girl names
Minnie
Current rank
#3,060
holding steady
All-time peak
#5
in 1886
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
160,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 1886 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Minnie first appears in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It peaked in 1886 at #5. Over 160,000 have carried it since records began.