Girls' name · since 1960
Mindel
272 babies named Mindel in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mindel is the #7579 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 1960.
Mindel has 272 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7579 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #16,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,579 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mindel ranks #16,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mindel's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mindel compares
272 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mindel's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mindel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mindel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mindel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mindel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Mindel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Mindel's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mindel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (33% of all-time use).
Mindel by state
Where Mindel concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 97 | 35.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 8 | 2.9% |
97 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mindel's data
- Mindel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mindels (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Mindel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Mindel 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.