Minie
A feminine name derived from the French name Minette, meaning "lover".
Name Census estimates that about 1 living Americans carry the first name Minie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Minie today is around 159 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Minie births was 1909 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Minie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Minie is about 159 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Minies were born before 1877.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Minie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
1
~ 1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Peak year
1909
9 babies that year
Average age
159
years old
1926 SSA rank
#4,669
Tracked since 1884
Census
Minie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 105 people with the first name Minie, which placed it at #52,717 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,717
National first-name rank
People counted
105
105 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
30.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Minie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Minie is Asian/Pacific Islander at 30.5%. The next largest groups are Black (29.5%) and White (28.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Minie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Minie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander30.5% · 32
- Black or African American29.5% · 31
- White28.6% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino9.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 2
Popularity
Minie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Minie from the 1880s through to the 1920s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 40 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Minie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Minie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Minie
The name Minie is believed to have originated from the French language, deriving from the name Marie. It was a diminutive or pet form of the name Marie, which has its roots in the Hebrew name Miriam, meaning "bitter" or "beloved."
In the Middle Ages, the name Minie became popular in France and other parts of Europe. It was often a nickname or shortened version of longer names like Wilhelmina or Edminia. The earliest recorded use of Minie as a standalone name dates back to the 13th century in France.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Minie was Minie Pal, a French poet and writer who lived in the 15th century. She is known for her collection of romantic poetry titled "Les Chansons de Minie Pal."
In the 16th century, Minie Lefebvre was a French painter renowned for her portraiture work. She was commissioned by several noble families in Paris to paint their portraits.
The 17th century saw Minie Durand, a French actress and playwright, who wrote and performed in several popular plays in Paris during the reign of King Louis XIV.
In the 19th century, Minie Everard was a British novelist and social reformer. Her novel "The Struggles of Minie Everard" shed light on the plight of working-class women in Victorian England.
Another notable figure was Minie Haskins, an American suffragette and activist who played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
While the name Minie has fallen out of widespread use in recent times, it retains a rich history and connection to various cultural and artistic figures throughout the centuries.
People
Minie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Minie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Minie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Minie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 US residents.
Is Minie a common name?
We classify Minie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 3.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 126 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Minie most popular?
The single biggest year for Minie was 1909, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Minie is about 159 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Minie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 105 people with the name Minie, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,717 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Minie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Minie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Minie appears almost entirely female. Of the 109 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Minie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Minie is Asian/Pacific Islander at 30.5%. The next largest groups are Black (29.5%) and White (28.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Minie most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Minie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 30.5% (32 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Minie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Minie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Minie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Minie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Minie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Minie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Minie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.