girl's name

Mignon

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,249

Mignon is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2013 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Mignon is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in 1979, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Mignon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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Births named Mignon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 27
1890s 83
1900s 97
1910s 255
1920s 281
1930s 203
1940s 177
1950s 189
1960s 316
1970s 286
1980s 219
1990s 66
2000s 34
2010s (to 2013) 6

How popular is Mignon?

In 2013, Mignon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mignon is used

France #1,217 5 in 1927
United States #15,503 6 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mignon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mignon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mignon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mignon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mignon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mignon

How popular is the name Mignon?

In 2013, Mignon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Mignon a girl's or a boy's name?

Mignon is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Mignon?

Mignon has 2 syllables.

When was Mignon most popular?

Mignon peaked in 1979, when 55 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.