Boys' name · since 1912
Minoru
675 babies named Minoru in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Minoru is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 675 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Minoru recorded 675 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1912 to 1939.
- #6,594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 675 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minoru ranks #6,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Minoru's 675 recorded births place it above 85.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Minoru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Minoru splits its recorded history at 1925: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Minoru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1939
- Peak year (1921)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Minoru by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (370 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Minoru's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Minoru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
206 births
- 1920s
1920s
370 births
- 1930s 99
1930s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 370 births (55% of all-time use).
How Minoru 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 Minoru's total volume
Minoru by state
Where Minoru concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 292 | 43.3% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 270 | 40.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 12 | 1.8% |
292 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Minoru's data
- Minoru's decade-level peak was the 1920s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Minorus (292 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Minoru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1912–1939 (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 Minoru 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.