Boys' name · since 2002

Minwoo

17 babies named Minwoo in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

17
total births
2002–2013
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade

Minwoo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2002.

Minwoo has 17 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2013.

  • 17 total births
  • 2002–2013 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Minwoo's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Minwoo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Minwoo splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Minwoo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200220122013 5

Minwoo by decade

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

2010s was Minwoo's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Minwoo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minwoo?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 17 babies named Minwoo. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 7 births.
When was Minwoo most popular?
Minwoo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Minwoo been used?
Records for Minwoo go back to 2002, giving 12 years of history through 2013.
What names are similar to Minwoo?
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 July 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, 2002–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Minwoo: Baby Name Since 2002 - 17 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/minwoo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Minwoo 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 July 2026.