Minus vs Minor

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

Name A

Minus

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Name B

Minor

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Metric Minus Minor
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 48 1,728
Peak Year 1947 1920
Peak Year Births 8 42
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Minus Minor
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 95
1900ss — 79
1910ss 12 274
1920ss 23 333
1930ss — 206
1940ss 8 203
1950ss 5 133
1960ss — 87
1970ss — 65
1980ss — 21
1990ss — 28
2000ss — 53
2010ss — 22

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Minus 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, 1915–1950.

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