Minor

Given to 1,740 US babies since 1880 · Not recorded since 2015

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1880

21 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,740

since 1880

Born a Minor? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Minor was most popular in 1880, when 21 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.19 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Minor in 2025. Not recorded since 2015.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	5	12086
2014	<5	—	6	10717
2013	<5	—	6	10728
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	5	12231
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	5	12553
2007	<5	—	9	8173
2006	<5	—	10	7427
2005	<5	—	9	7640
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	6	9581
2002	<5	—	7	8456
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	7	8209
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	6	7971
1995	<5	—	6	7792
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	8	5942
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	5	6951
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	6	5484
1982	<5	—	5	6385
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	9	3857
1977	<5	—	8	4164
1976	<5	—	6	4935
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	10	3318
1973	<5	—	5	5101
1972	<5	—	6	4441
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	12	2739
1969	<5	—	9	3062
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	9	2760
1966	<5	—	7	3249
1965	<5	—	10	2617
1964	<5	—	16	2040
1963	<5	—	9	2858
1962	<5	—	10	2673
1961	<5	—	12	2409
1960	<5	—	5	4038
1959	<5	—	10	2663
1958	<5	—	6	3559
1957	<5	—	12	2375
1956	<5	—	21	1722
1955	<5	—	15	2048
1954	<5	—	14	2114
1953	<5	—	10	2531
1952	<5	—	11	2376
1951	<5	—	21	1643
1950	<5	—	13	2111
1949	<5	—	25	1462
1948	<5	—	18	1758
1947	<5	—	11	2356
1946	<5	—	15	1884
1945	<5	—	21	1445
1944	<5	—	25	1328
1943	<5	—	21	1529
1942	<5	—	30	1268
1941	<5	—	17	1685
1940	<5	—	20	1519
1939	<5	—	19	1532
1938	<5	—	15	1818
1937	<5	—	15	1828
1936	<5	—	22	1417
1935	<5	—	22	1453
1934	<5	—	20	1551
1933	<5	—	23	1405
1932	<5	—	24	1426
1931	<5	—	22	1489
1930	<5	—	24	1496
1929	<5	—	25	1443
1928	<5	—	17	1902
1927	<5	—	35	1227
1926	<5	—	24	1515
1925	<5	—	42	1073
1924	6	4434	33	1263
1923	6	4376	39	1140
1922	<5	—	39	1140
1921	<5	—	37	1178
1920	<5	—	42	1089
1919	<5	—	34	1207
1918	<5	—	41	1062
1917	<5	—	41	1017
1916	<5	—	34	1120
1915	<5	—	30	1181
1914	<5	—	31	1003
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	24	918
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	11	981
1909	<5	—	10	951
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	15	664
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	8	846
1902	<5	—	9	794
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	8	968
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	10	681
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	7	872
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	16	459
1892	<5	—	17	480
1891	<5	—	8	700
1890	<5	—	14	511
1889	<5	—	6	878
1888	<5	—	12	580
1887	<5	—	14	461
1886	<5	—	18	417
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	16	468
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	<5	—	9	652
1881	<5	—	14	460
1880	<5	—	21	373