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.

Name A

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 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

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