Miner vs Minor

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

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Miner

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Name B

Minor

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Metric Miner Minor
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 274 1,728
Peak Year 1917 1920
Peak Year Births 14 42
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Miner Minor
1880s 28 129
1890s 14 95
1900s 5 79
1910s 80 274
1920s 87 333
1930s 27 206
1940s 17 203
1950s 16 133
1960s - 87
1970s - 65
1980s - 21
1990s - 28
2000s - 53
2010s - 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Miner Minor
2014 - 6
2015 - 5

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, 1880–1955.

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