Min vs Minor

Side-by-side comparison of Min and Minor — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Min

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Name B

Minor

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Metric Min Minor
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 395 1,728
Peak Year 1994 1920
Peak Year Births 20 42
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Min Minor
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 95
1900ss — 79
1910ss — 274
1920ss — 333
1930ss — 206
1940ss — 203
1950ss — 133
1960ss — 87
1970ss 21 65
1980ss 107 21
1990ss 137 28
2000ss 88 53
2010ss 42 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Min Minor
2014 7 6
2015 — 5
2016 5 —
2017 8 —
2018 7 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2018.

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