Minnie

Meaning: Will and helmet
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Wilhelmina

Meaning: Possibly mind, thought
Origin: Latin — Or of Minerva

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly bitter or rebellious
Origin: Hebrew — Or of Mary

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

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

Around the world

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#334 in N. Ireland (2025) · #429 in Scotland (2025) · #455 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #3,123 in Austria (2020) · #9,668 in Ecuador (2020) · #187 in New Zealand (1926).

Famous Minnies

Minnie Driver — British and American actress (born 1970)
Minnie Riperton — American singer (1947–1979)
Minnie — Thai singer (born 1997)
Minnie Pearl — American comedian and country singer (1912–1996)
Minnie Weisz — English photographer and visual artist (born 1972)

In stories & tradition

Minnie Mouse — Disney cartoon character who is often the girlfriend of Mickey Mouse
Minnie the Minx — Comic character
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, Indigenous Australian artist from Utopia, Northern Territory (c. 1920–2006).

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

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