Girls' name · since 1880
Mignon
Mignon has 2,239 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,239
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mignon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,239 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mignon has been recorded 2,239 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2013.
- #4,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,239 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mignon ranks #4,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,239 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,239
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mignon's 2,239 recorded births place it above 93.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Mignon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mignon's full recorded timeline at 1946, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mignon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2013
- Peak year (1979)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Mignon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (316 births, 14% of the file).
1960s was Mignon's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Mignon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 83
1890s
83 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s
1910s
255 births
- 1920s
1920s
281 births
- 1930s
1930s
203 births
- 1940s
1940s
177 births
- 1950s
1950s
189 births
- 1960s
1960s
316 births
- 1970s
1970s
286 births
- 1980s
1980s
219 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 316 births (14% of all-time use).
How Mignon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mignon's total volume
Mignon by state
Where Mignon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
123 of 2,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Mignon's data
- Mignon's decade-level peak was the 1960s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mignons (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mignon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mignon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.