Boys' name · since 1915
Mingo
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Mingo, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mingo currently ranks #12112 among boys' names in America, with 270 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mingo has been recorded 270 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #12112 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #11,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,112 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 270 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mingo ranks #11,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,112 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 270 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mingo's 270 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Mingo compares
270 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mingo's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mingo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mingo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mingo's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mingo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Mingo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Mingo's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mingo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (24% of all-time use).
Mingo by state
Where Mingo concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 12 | 4.4% |
12 of 270 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mingo's data
- Mingo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Mingos (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Mingo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Mingo 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.