girl's name
Mindel
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 276
Mindel is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mindel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 53 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Mindel?
In 2025, Mindel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mindel is used
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 Mindel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mindel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mindel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mindel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mindel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mindel
How popular is the name Mindel?
In 2025, Mindel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mindel a girl's or a boy's name?
Mindel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mindel?
Mindel has 2 syllables.
When was Mindel most popular?
Mindel peaked in 2022, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mindel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mindel currently ranks #7,612 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.