Minus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Minus

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Minus between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Minus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Minus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minus 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 48 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.