How Many People Are Named Mimi?
An estimated 4,972 people in the United States have the first name Mimi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Mimi peaked in popularity in 1961 with 168 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mimi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mimi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,972
About 1 in 68,937 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1961
168 births
Total Registered
6,933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mimi
Mimi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,933 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mimi as a female name
Ranked #5,378 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (168 births)
Mimi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mimi span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,333 babies were registered. Mimi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mimi by Decade
How has Mimi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mimi by State
Birth registrations for Mimi span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, District of Columbia. On average, about 140 Mimis were registered per state.
Mimi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mimi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mimi
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mimi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mimi?
We estimate approximately 4,972 people named Mimi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,937 Americans share this first name.
Is Mimi a common name?
Mimi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mimi most popular?
Mimi reached peak popularity in 1961, when 168 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mimi is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mimi a female name?
Mimi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mimi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mimi Smith, Mimi Johnson, Mimi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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