Mignon
Mignon was last recorded in 2013, when 6 babies were given it; 2,239 Americans have been recorded with it between 1880 and 2013 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,160 Americans named Mignon and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (52% of everyone recorded); the median is 56 years old and half are between 46 and 67.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Mignon by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Mignon mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Mignon is “a female given name from French.”
Borrowed from French Mignon.
(surname): Occasionally of Walloon origin.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Mignon?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #15,908, in 2013; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
55 babies in 1979, the peak
Mignon peaked in 1979, when 55 girls were given it, #1,908 among girls’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #15,908 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | 5 | #19,505 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 5 | #19,551 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 6 | #15,432 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 6 | #15,137 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 5 | #17,226 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | 7 | #12,680 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,967 | 4.0 |
| 1997 | 5 | #15,306 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 5 | #15,037 | 2.9 |
Every recorded year (119)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | #14,953 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 9 | #9,339 | 5.0 |
| 1993 | 7 | #11,352 | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11,272 | 3.8 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,771 | 5.9 |
| 1990 | 10 | #8,290 | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,735 | 8.1 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,956 | 6.2 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,218 | 11.5 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,885 | 9.3 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,786 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,893 | 8.9 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,219 | 10.8 |
| 1982 | 38 | #2,518 | 22.4 |
| 1981 | 35 | #2,638 | 21.0 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,684 | 21.1 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,908 | 34.3 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,250 | 15.7 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,337 | 15.0 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,155 | 15.7 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,590 | 13.0 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,327 | 23.2 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,980 | 15.8 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,955 | 15.1 |
| 1971 | 32 | #2,410 | 19.2 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,493 | 17.2 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,992 | 23.7 |
| 1968 | 25 | #2,520 | 15.2 |
| 1967 | 31 | #2,154 | 18.8 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,723 | 12.4 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,939 | 20.4 |
| 1964 | 28 | #2,330 | 14.8 |
| 1963 | 22 | #2,675 | 11.4 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,818 | 20.3 |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,735 | 21.8 |
| 1960 | 29 | #2,175 | 14.3 |
| 1959 | 25 | #2,321 | 12.4 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,361 | 11.9 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,448 | 4.4 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,135 | 7.5 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,610 | 9.7 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,421 | 10.8 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,466 | 4.3 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,379 | 10.8 |
| 1951 | 24 | #2,049 | 13.3 |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,984 | 14.0 |
| 1949 | 16 | #2,590 | 9.4 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,301 | 11.2 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,567 | 20.9 |
| 1946 | 16 | #2,452 | 10.2 |
| 1945 | 10 | #3,062 | 7.7 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,726 | 9.0 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,882 | 15.8 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,501 | 10.4 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,983 | 8.3 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,778 | 18.4 |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,853 | 17.3 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,853 | 17.2 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,407 | 12.2 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,780 | 18.3 |
| 1935 | 16 | #2,070 | 15.3 |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,396 | 26.8 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,642 | 21.8 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,797 | 18.7 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,666 | 20.7 |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,596 | 22.2 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,586 | 22.4 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,762 | 19.9 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,546 | 24.3 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,576 | 23.6 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,685 | 21.4 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,463 | 26.4 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,420 | 27.4 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,397 | 28.3 |
| 1921 | 20 | #2,026 | 16.2 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,498 | 25.0 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,474 | 25.7 |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,350 | 28.5 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,583 | 22.2 |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,161 | 36.4 |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,247 | 32.5 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,169 | 36.8 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,212 | 35.2 |
| 1912 | 24 | #1,072 | 43.0 |
| 1911 | 13 | #1,352 | 31.1 |
| 1910 | 12 | #1,401 | 30.3 |
| 1909 | 11 | #1,345 | 31.7 |
| 1908 | 10 | #1,407 | 29.9 |
| 1907 | 13 | #1,122 | 40.8 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,287 | 33.9 |
| 1905 | 5 | #2,139 | 17.1 |
| 1904 | 10 | #1,223 | 36.3 |
| 1903 | 8 | #1,405 | 30.5 |
| 1902 | 13 | #1,004 | 49.2 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,866 | 20.9 |
| 1900 | 12 | #1,150 | 40.0 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,236 | 34.8 |
| 1897 | 14 | #884 | 59.8 |
| 1896 | 12 | #984 | 50.4 |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,387 | 30.0 |
| 1894 | 8 | #1,205 | 35.9 |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,382 | 28.2 |
| 1892 | 14 | #823 | 65.9 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,067 | 43.1 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,466 | 26.3 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,227 | 33.6 |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,113 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 10 | #727 | 75.2 |
| 1880 | 5 | #906 | 54.9 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Mignon a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Mignon has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 119 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Mignon: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Mignon, and how old are they?
1,160 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 52% of the 2,239 Americans ever recorded as Mignon. The median Mignon alive today is 56 years old; half are between 46 and 67.
The 2020 Census counted 1,366 people named Mignon (1,348 women and girls, 18 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,279 born in the U.S. The Census count is 7% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 89 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 344 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 440 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 230 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 45 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Mignon born?
The states with the most babies named Mignon are California, Georgia and Texas, with 78% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 123 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Georgia | 27 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Texas | 27 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Louisiana | 22 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| New York | 12 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Maryland | 5 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Michigan | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| New Jersey | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Mignon with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Mignon
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Mignon and names like it
- Compare Mignon and CelestaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1970sMignon peaked in 1979.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Mignon since 1910.
- French namesWiktionary’s origin for Mignon: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1979The year the most babies were named Mignon.
- The names of Generation XMost people named Mignon alive today were born 1965-1980.
- Names starting with MMost given first.