Minne
Derived from the German word for "love," a feminine name denoting affection or fondness.
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Minne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Minne today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Minne births was 1889 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Minne. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Minne. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1889
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1914 SSA rank
#4,017
Tracked since 1889
Census
Minne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 108 people with the first name Minne, which placed it at #52,273 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
#52,273
National first-name rank
People counted
108
108 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
44.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Minne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Minne is Black at 44.4%. The next largest groups are White (25.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.7%). 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 Minne 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 Minne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American44.4% · 48
- White25.0% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander16.7% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 15
Popularity
Minne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Minne from the 1880s through to the 1910s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 5 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
Minne 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 Minne 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 Minne
The name Minne is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German word "minna," which means "love" or "affection." It is closely related to the Old English word "minne," which had the same meaning. The name can be traced back to the early Middle Ages, around the 6th to 8th centuries.
Minne was a popular name among the Germanic tribes of Central and Western Europe during this period. It was often given to children as a way of expressing the love and affection parents felt for their offspring. The name was also associated with the concept of courtly love, which was prevalent in medieval literature and poetry.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Minne can be found in the Nibelungenlied, a famous German epic poem from around the 13th century. In this work, Minne is personified as the goddess of love, representing the chivalric ideals of the time.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Minne. One of the earliest was Minne von Trochtelfingen (c. 1201 - c. 1282), a German poet and minnesingers associated with the court of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Another was Minne van der Vennecken (c. 1400 - c. 1475), a Dutch mystic and writer who authored several religious works.
In the 16th century, there was Minne Willemsz (c. 1510 - c. 1580), a Dutch artist and engraver known for his intricate woodcut illustrations. A century later, Minne Gansneb Tengnagel (c. 1610 - c. 1680) was a Dutch merchant and administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1651 to 1653.
More recently, Minne Hammerstedt (1887 - 1950) was a Swedish author and journalist who was known for her novels and short stories depicting rural life in Sweden. While the name Minne may not be as common today as it once was, it still holds a rich historical significance and connection to the Germanic cultures of Europe.
People
Minne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Minne 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
Minne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Minne 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 - US residents.
Is Minne a common name?
We classify Minne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Minne most popular?
The single biggest year for Minne was 1889, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Minne is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Minne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 108 people with the name Minne, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,273 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 Minne 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 Minne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Minne leans strongly female. 101 people counted with this name were female (93.5%), compared with 7 male bearers (6.5%). 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 Minne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Minne is Black at 44.4%. The next largest groups are White (25.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.7%). 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 Minne most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Minne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.4% (48 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 Minne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Minne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Minne 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 Minne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Minne 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 Minne 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 are named Minne?
Find out how many people share the name Minne on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.