Minh
Minh was the 2915th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1018th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Minh in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,915 boys, up 865 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198280 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,409babies recorded
Minh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,756 | #2,915 | 7 | 43 |
| 2020 | — | #3,780 | — | 28 |
| 2010 | #16,328 | #3,116 | 6 | 37 |
| 2000 | — | #2,968 | — | 30 |
| 1990 | — | #1,652 | — | 50 |
| 1980 | #9,902 | #1,337 | 6 | 50 |
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How popular is Minh, counting every spelling?
Minh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Minh?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Minh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Minh 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Minh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Minh?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Minh are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 16 and 39. That makes Minh mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Minh by state
How common Minh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Minh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Minh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Minh
How popular is the name Minh?
Minh was the 2915th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1018th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Minh in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Minh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Minh in the US.
Where is Minh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Minh was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Texas.