girl's name

Minnow

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 27

Minnow is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 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 2021, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2020.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Minnow over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Minnow by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2020s (to 2023) 24

How popular is Minnow?

In 2023, Minnow 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 Minnow is used

England & Wales #6,438 3 in 2022
United States #15,683 5 in 2023

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 Minnow

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

Parents who like Minnow also like

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

Sibling names for Minnow

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

Common questions about Minnow

How popular is the name Minnow?

In 2023, Minnow 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 Minnow a girl's or a boy's name?

Minnow is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Minnow?

Minnow has 2 syllables.

When was Minnow most popular?

Minnow peaked in 2021, when 8 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.