Recorded 1920–1962 Boys' name Peak 1931 28 births

Minton — boys' name

28 babies named Minton in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s71950s51960s5
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Minton was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

7 babies were named Minton in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minton

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Minton between 1920 and 1962, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Minton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Minton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minton 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 28 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.

Minton at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

28

Since 1920

43 years of records

Peak year

1931

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1920

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1962

Minton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1920

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19621951193119251920 6

Minton by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 39% of Minton's all-time total
1920s111930s71950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minton?
28 babies have been named Minton since 1920. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1931 with 7 births.
When was Minton most popular?
Minton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Minton been used?
Minton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 43 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Minton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minh, Minor, Minnie, Minoru, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1920–1962 (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.