How old is someone named Minnie?
The average Minnie is 72 years old.
Half of all living Minnies are between 66 and 84.
When was Minnie popular?
Parents have been choosing Minnie less often since its peak in 1919; 54 babies got the name in 2025.
Popular names of 1919 · The most popular names of the 1910s →
Show the numbers by decade
| Born in | Babies born | Alive today |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 19,806 | 0 |
| 1910s | 27,588 | 0 |
| 1920s | 27,050 | 420 |
| 1930s | 16,017 | 3,200 |
| 1940s | 11,811 | 6,500 |
| 1950s | 5,954 | 4,600 |
| 1960s | 2,266 | 2,000 |
| 1970s | 966 | 910 |
| 1980s | 488 | 470 |
| 1990s | 345 | 340 |
| 2000s | 298 | 300 |
| 2010s | 572 | 570 |
| 2020s | 357 | 360 |
How many Minnies are still alive?
About 20,000 Minnies are alive in the US today. That's 12% of the roughly 160,000 babies named Minnie since 1880.
Most Minnies ever born have died: the name was most popular in 1919, long enough ago that many of those babies are gone.
What generation is the name Minnie?
About two in five living Minnies are Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964.
Is Minnie an old name?
Yes. Minnie is older than 99 in 100 names on AgeByName.
Looking ahead: if babies keep getting the name at today's pace, the typical Minnie will be 50 in 2056, so its average age will actually fall, as the youngest Minnies make up more of the total.
Is Minnie a boy or girl name?
Almost entirely girls: 99.7% of living Minnies are women.
Names the same age as Minnie
NAME TWIN
Minnie's name twin is Dorothy. Of all 3,713 names on AgeByName, Dorothy's age curve is the closest match to Minnie's: 95% alike.
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Questions about the name Minnie
How old is the average Minnie?
The average Minnie in the US is 72 years old. The median is 77, so half are older and half younger.
How many people are named Minnie?
About 20,000 Minnies are alive in the US today, out of roughly 160,000 babies given the name since 1880.
When was the name Minnie most popular?
In 1919, when about 3,300 baby girls were named Minnie.
Is Minnie a Boomer name?
Partly. Baby Boomers are the largest group, about 43% of living Minnies, but the name spans several generations.
Estimates from Social Security Administration baby-name records (births 1880–2025) and SSA cohort life tables (2026 Trustees Report). Updated each spring. How we calculate this