Minnie
A pet form of Wilhelmina, and separately of Mary.
Popularity, 1880–2025
A pet form of Mary and Wilhelmina that ranked among the top girls' names of the 1880s, decades before the Mouse.
Minnie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1880 to 1924. It spent 12 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1916, when 3,274 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 71 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1880, at No. 5. All told, 160,067 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Mary
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21,724 | No. 5 |
| 1890s | 24,615 | No. 8 |
| 1900s | 19,715 | No. 22 |
| 1910s | 27,486 | No. 50 |
| 1920s | 26,905 | No. 87 |
| 1930s | 15,874 | No. 122 |
| 1940s | 11,736 | No. 161 |
| 1950s | 5,933 | No. 258 |
| 1960s | 2,266 | No. 515 |
| 1970s | 966 | No. 951 |
| 1980s | 488 | No. 1624 |
| 1990s | 345 | No. 2351 |
| 2000s | 298 | No. 3710 |
| 2010s | 572 | No. 2400 |
| 2020s | 357 | No. 2441 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.