Mimi
Mimi was the 7765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 796th; the most babies were born in 1961 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,983 places. More babies were named Mimi in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,765 girls, down 1,517 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,950babies recorded
Mimi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,765 | 14 |
| 2020 | #6,248 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,931 | 29 |
| 2000 | #3,150 | 44 |
| 1990 | #2,245 | 57 |
| 1980 | #1,524 | 78 |
| 1970 | #1,340 | 79 |
| 1960 | #847 | 151 |
| 1950 | #891 | 99 |
| 1940 | #1,432 | 29 |
| 1930 | #1,268 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,368 | 34 |
| 1910 | #1,402 | 12 |
| 1900 | #2,128 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mimi, counting every spelling?
Mimi has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mimi?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mimi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mimi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mimi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mimi?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Mimi are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 34 and 68. That makes Mimi a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mimi by state
How common Mimi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mimi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mimi, they share its era and feel.
Mimi is also a nickname for Miriam.
Questions about the name Mimi
How popular is the name Mimi?
Mimi was the 7765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 796th; the most babies were born in 1961 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,983 places. More babies were named Mimi in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Mimi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mimi in the US.
Where is Mimi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mimi was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.