Boys' name · since 1915
Minter
56 babies named Minter in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
56 boys have been named Minter since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Minter recorded 56 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1929.
- #21,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minter ranks #21,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Minter's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Minter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Minter's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Minter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1929
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Minter by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Minter's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Minter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (71% of all-time use).
Minter by state
Where Minter concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 6 | 10.7% |
6 of 56 births nationwide.
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- West Virginia records the most Minters (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Minter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1915–1929 (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 Minter 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.