Boys' name · since 1915
Minus
Minus has 48 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
48 boys have been named Minus since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minus has been recorded 48 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1950.
- #22,489 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 48 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minus ranks #22,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Minus's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Minus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Minus splits its recorded history at 1925: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Minus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1950
- Peak year (1947)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Minus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Minus's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Minus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Minus's data
- Minus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Minus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1915–1950 (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 Minus 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.