girl's name

Minette

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 752

France

#938

1906 births

Minette is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 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 1968, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1893.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Minette over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

131
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Minette by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 10
1900s 31
1910s 94
1920s 82
1930s 29
1940s 52
1950s 98
1960s 131
1970s 112
1980s 45
1990s 11
2000s 7
2010s 25
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Minette?

In 2020, Minette 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.

Where Minette is used

France #938 5 in 1906
England & Wales #6,613 3 in 2008
United States #16,154 5 in 2020

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 Minette

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

Parents who like Minette also like

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

Sibling names for Minette

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

Common questions about Minette

How popular is the name Minette?

In 2020, Minette 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.

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

Minette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Minette?

Minette has 2 syllables.

When was Minette most popular?

Minette peaked in 1968, when 20 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.