Minnie

Origin: Diminutive of several names, including Wilhelmina, Minerva, and Mary (from English (diminutive))

Girl's name · #3060 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Minnie was #5 in 1880, slipped to #7639 by 2007, and has climbed back to #3060 today. Roughly 159,000 girls have been named Minnie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Minnie is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Minnie ranks in other countries and regions.

#384 in N. Ireland (2025) · #457 in England & Wales (2025) · #462 in Scotland (2025) · #1,055 in Ireland (2025) · #3,305 in Canada (2024).

Famous Minnies

Minnie Driver — British-American actress (born 1970)
Minnie Riperton — American singer (1947–1979)
Minnie — Thai singer
Minnie Hauk — American singer and actor (1851–1929)
Minnie Dlamini — South African on-air personality, actress and model

In stories & tradition

Minnie Mouse — Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (film)
Minnie the Minx — Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (comics)
Minnie Quay — ghost

What Minnies become

Among 182 notable people named Minnie:

Artists & writers appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Minnie Pwerle, Australian painter (1920–2006).

Similar names: Effie · Mina · Winnie · Leana · Jennie · Polly

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