How Many People Are Named Minor?
An estimated 521 people in the United States have the first name Minor. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Minor peaked in popularity in 1923 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Minor 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 Minor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
521
About 1 in 657,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1923
45 births
Total Registered
1,740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Minor
Minor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,740 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Minor as a male name
Ranked #13,398 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1920 (42 births)
Minor as a female name
Ranked #4,864 in 1924
6 female births in 1924
Peak: 1923 (6 births)
Minor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Minor span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 345 babies were registered. Minor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Minor by Decade
How has Minor 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.
Minor by State
Birth registrations for Minor span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Kentucky, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 8 Minors were registered per state.
Minor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Minor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Minor
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Minor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minor?
We estimate approximately 521 people named Minor 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 657,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Minor a common name?
Minor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Minor most popular?
Minor reached peak popularity in 1923, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Minor is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Minor a male name?
Minor is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Minor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Minor Smith, Minor Johnson, Minor 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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