Minoru vs Minor

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

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Minoru

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Name B

Minor

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Metric Minoru Minor
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 675 1,728
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 50 42
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Minoru Minor
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 95
1900ss — 79
1910ss 206 274
1920ss 370 333
1930ss 99 206
1940ss — 203
1950ss — 133
1960ss — 87
1970ss — 65
1980ss — 21
1990ss — 28
2000ss — 53
2010ss — 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Minoru 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, 1912–1939.

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