Recorded 1889–1914 Girls' name Peak 1889 10 births

Minne — girls' name

10 babies named Minne in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1889. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s5
1880s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Minne was born in this single decade.

1889
Single peak year

5 babies were named Minne in 1889 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minne

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Minne between 1889 and 1914, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1914. The name reached its historical peak in 1889, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minne performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Minne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minne 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 10 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.

Minne at a glance

Last recorded 1914

Total births

10

Since 1889

26 years of records

Peak year

1889

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1914

Active since

1889

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1914

Minne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1889

Last recorded 1914
Peak year (1889)
5
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
5 19141889 5

Minne by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
5 births that decade — 50% of Minne's all-time total
1880s51910s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minne?
10 babies have been named Minne since 1889. It was last recorded in 1914. The peak year was 1889 with 5 births.
When was Minne most popular?
Minne was most popular in the 1880s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1889.
How long has the name Minne been used?
Minne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 26 years of data through 1914.
What names are similar to Minne?
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, 1889–1914 (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.