Recorded 1953–2016 Girls' name Peak 1968 37 births

Mini — girls' name

37 babies named Mini in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s111970s51980s62010s5
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Mini was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mini in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mini

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Mini between 1953 and 2016, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mini currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mini performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mini shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mini 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 37 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.

Mini at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

37

Since 1953

64 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1953

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2016

Mini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1953

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4.555.566.5 2016198119781968196519561953 5

Mini by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 30% of Mini's all-time total
1950s101960s111970s51980s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mini?
37 babies have been named Mini since 1953. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Mini most popular?
Mini was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Mini been used?
Mini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 64 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Mini?
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.

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, 1953–2016 (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.