Total births
126
Girls' name · since 1884
Minie
126 babies named Minie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1909. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 126
- total births
- 1884–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Minie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 126 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Minie recorded 126 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1926.
- 126 total births
- 1884–1926 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
126 girls have been named Minie since 1884, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.
- 126
- total births
- 1884–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Minie was born in this single decade.
1909
Single peak year
9 babies were named Minie in 1909 - its busiest year on record.
Minie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Minie's full recorded timeline at 1909, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1909 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Minie at a glance
Last recorded 1926Peak year
1909
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1884
Minie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1926
- Peak year (1909)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Minie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Minie's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Minie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s
1890s
29 births
- 1900s
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Minie? ▼
Minie has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1884, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 9 babies were born in 1909, its single highest year.
When was Minie most popular? ▼
Minie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1909.
How long has the name Minie been used? ▼
Minie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 43 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Minie? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Minie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1884–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Minie: Baby Name Since 1884 - 126 Births, Peak 1909." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/minie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Minie 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 June 2026.