girls:
243 births since 1953
#5473 (4th percentile)
boys:
395 births since 1971
#4191 (9th percentile)
overall:
638 births since 1953
#7101 (8th percentile)
The name Min is the #7,101 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 638 recorded births since 1953. This represents the 8.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,191 (8.6% percentile) for all time with 395 births since 1971. For girls, it ranks #5,473 (4.2% percentile) for all time with 243 births since 1953.
Min first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1953 (1953 for girls and 1971 for boys). Birth data for Min is available in 42 out of the 71 years between 1953 and 2023 (39 years for boys and 30 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Min has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (61.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 0.0% of babies named Min were boys. Interestingly, until around 1982, the name was more popular for girls (55.4% girls from 1953 to 1981), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (63.9% boys from 1982 to 2023).
For boys, Min reached its peak popularity in 1994, achieving the 1.9% percentile (ranked #761) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1994, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2018.
For girls, Min reached its peak popularity in 1993, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #853) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1993, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Min ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 33.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Min".
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