US rank #5291 Girls' name Peak 1961 6,933 births

Mimi — #5291 US girls' name

6,933 babies named Mimi in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5291
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Mimi was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

168 babies were named Mimi in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mimi

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,933 babies named Mimi between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mimi currently holds the #5291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 168 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mimi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,333 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Mimi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mimi in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mimi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,933 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mimi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,933

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

1961

168 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#5,291

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mimi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
168
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Mimi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,333 births that decade — 19% of Mimi's all-time total
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Mimi by state

Where Mimi concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mimi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,143 16.5%
#2 New York
815 11.8%
#3 Texas
256 3.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
241 3.5%
#5 Illinois
178 2.6%
#6 Ohio
130 1.9%
#7 Georgia
105 1.5%
#8 Florida
61 0.9%
California share of Mimi's total US births 16.5%
Even split

1,143 of 6,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Mimi appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mimi?
6,933 babies have been named Mimi since 1900. It currently ranks #5291 among girls. The peak year was 1961 with 168 births.
When was Mimi most popular?
Mimi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,333 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Mimi most popular?
The top states for the name Mimi are California (1,143 births), New York (815 births), Texas (256 births).
How long has the name Mimi been used?
Mimi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mimi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mima, Mimie, Mimmie, Mimma, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.