How Many People Are Named Minnie?
An estimated 17,874 people in the United States have the first name Minnie. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 74 years old, and Minnie peaked in popularity in 1919 with 3,288 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Minnie 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 Minnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Minnie is overwhelmingly female, 787 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 74, Minnie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Minnie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
17,874
About 1 in 19,176 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1919
3,288 births
Total Registered
160,011
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Minnie
Minnie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 160,011 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Minnie as a male name
Ranked #4,375 in 1959
5 male births in 1959
Peak: 1925 (21 births)
Minnie as a female name
Ranked #2,758 in 2024
62 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (3,274 births)
Minnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Minnie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 27,588 babies were registered. Minnie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Minnie by Decade
How has Minnie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21,817 | 93 | 21,724 | |
| 1890s | 24,732 | 117 | 24,615 | |
| 1900s | 19,806 | 91 | 19,715 | |
| 1910s | 27,588 | 102 | 27,486 | |
| 1920s | 27,050 | 145 | 26,905 | |
| 1930s | 16,017 | 143 | 15,874 | |
| 1940s | 11,811 | 75 | 11,736 | |
| 1950s | 5,954 | 21 | 5,933 | |
| 1960s | 2,266 | 0 | 2,266 | |
| 1970s | 966 | 0 | 966 | |
| 1980s | 488 | 0 | 488 | |
| 1990s | 345 | 0 | 345 | |
| 2000s | 298 | 0 | 298 | |
| 2010s | 572 | 0 | 572 | |
| 2020s | 301 | 0 | 301 | |
Minnie by State
Birth registrations for Minnie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Wyoming, Vermont. On average, about 1,752 Minnies were registered per state.
Minnie + Last Name Combinations
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Minnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minnie?
We estimate approximately 17,874 people named Minnie 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 19,176 Americans share this first name.
Is Minnie a common name?
Minnie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160,011 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Minnie most popular?
Minnie reached peak popularity in 1919, when 3,288 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Minnie is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Minnie a female name?
Minnie is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Minnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Minnie Smith, Minnie Johnson, Minnie 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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