Boys' name · since 1920
Minton
Minton has 28 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Minton since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minton has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1962.
- #26,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minton ranks #26,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Minton's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Minton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Minton's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Minton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1962
- Peak year (1931)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Minton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Minton's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Minton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Minton's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Minton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1920–1962 (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 Minton 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.