girl's name

Mimose

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 385

Mimose is a girl's name. In 1982 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1957, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1938.

Mimose over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1981, not a full ten years.

145
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Mimose by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 10
1940s 70
1950s 145
1960s 105
1970s 45
1980s (to 1981) 5

How popular is Mimose?

In 1981, Mimose was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mimose is used

France #2,899 5 in 1981
United States #11,458 5 in 1982

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mimose

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

Parents who like Mimose also like

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

Sibling names for Mimose

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

Common questions about Mimose

How popular is the name Mimose?

In 1981, Mimose was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Mimose is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Mimose most popular?

Mimose peaked in 1957, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.