Unisex name · since 1975
Minh
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 2,116 babies named Minh, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,116
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,116 babies have been named Minh since 1975, making it today's #2907 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minh has been recorded 2,116 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2907 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,907 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,116 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minh ranks #3,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,907 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,116 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,116
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Minh's 2,116 recorded births place it above 92.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Minh compares
2,116 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Minh's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Minh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,116 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Minh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Minh's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Minh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Minh popularity over time - girls
293 total births recorded since 1977 (Minh as girls' name)
Minh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (583 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Minh's strongest decade.
583 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Minh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
583 births
- 1990s
1990s
486 births
- 2000s
2000s
402 births
- 2010s
2010s
362 births
- 2020s 185
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 583 births (28% of all-time use).
How Minh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Minh's total volume
Minh by state
Where Minh concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 575 | 27.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 245 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 14 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.2% |
575 of 2,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Minh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Minh's data
- Minh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (583 total births); usage has since declined to 185 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Minhs (575 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 Minh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Minh 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.