US rank #8032 Girls' name Peak 2022 258 births

Mindel — #8032 US girls' name

258 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.

1960s51980s181990s272000s532010s892020s66
#8032
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Mindel was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mindel in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mindel

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Mindel between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mindel currently holds the #8032 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mindel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mindel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mindel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mindel 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 258 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.

Mindel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,032

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mindel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082002199619881960 5

Mindel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 34% of Mindel's all-time total
1960s51980s181990s272000s532010s892020s66

Mindel by state

Where Mindel concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mindel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
91 35.3%
New York share of Mindel's total US births 35.3%

91 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mindel?
258 babies have been named Mindel since 1960. It currently ranks #8032 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Mindel most popular?
Mindel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Mindel most popular?
The top states for the name Mindel are New York (91 births).
How long has the name Mindel been used?
Mindel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mindel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minnie, Mindy, Mina, Minerva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.