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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Minor

Used in both girl and boy records

Minor appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Minor by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMinor as a girl’s nameUS records 1923–1924
#43446girl rank1924peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMinor as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2015
#2879boy rank1925peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Minor in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19236 uses#437619231923–19242 listed years
Boy192042 uses#37318801880–2015113 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.