Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Minor

#3,407 most common boys' name of all time · #8,304 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2015

Rank among boys
#3,407
Rank overall
#8,304 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
113 of 146
All-time
1,740
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1923 #1,140
Best rank
#378 1880
Girls Boys peak 45/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Minor is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2015 5 5 #12,100
2014 6 6 #10,735
2013 6 6 #10,734
2010 5 5 #12,250
2008 5 5 #12,580
2007 9 9 #8,183
2006 10 10 #7,438
2005 9 9 #7,655
2003 6 6 #9,597
2002 7 7 #8,471
2000 7 7 #8,219
1996 6 6 #7,985
1995 6 6 #7,811
1992 8 8 #6,143
1991 8 8 #5,952
1987 5 5 #6,977
1984 5 5 #6,337
1983 6 6 #5,508
1982 5 5 #6,409
1978 9 9 #3,866
1977 8 8 #4,179
1976 6 6 #4,954
1974 10 10 #3,330
1973 5 5 #5,125
1972 6 6 #4,456
1971 9 9 #3,387
1970 12 12 #2,745
1969 9 9 #3,069
1967 9 9 #2,778
1966 7 7 #3,258
1965 10 10 #2,627
1964 16 16 #2,045
1963 9 9 #2,868
1962 10 10 #2,686
1961 12 12 #2,420
1960 5 5 #4,055
1959 10 10 #2,670
1958 6 6 #3,583
1957 12 12 #2,379
1956 21 21 #1,726
1955 15 15 #2,054
1954 14 14 #2,123
1953 10 10 #2,540
1952 11 11 #2,387
1951 21 21 #1,647
1950 13 13 #2,115
1949 25 25 #1,464
1948 18 18 #1,764
1947 11 11 #2,363
1946 15 15 #1,890
1945 21 21 #1,448
1944 25 25 #1,335
1943 21 21 #1,532
1942 30 30 #1,269
1941 17 17 #1,692
1940 20 20 #1,523
1939 19 19 #1,534
1938 15 15 #1,825
1937 15 15 #1,835
1936 22 22 #1,420
1935 22 22 #1,457
1934 20 20 #1,558
1933 23 23 #1,411
1932 24 24 #1,429
1931 22 22 #1,498
1930 24 24 #1,499
1929 25 25 #1,446
1928 17 17 #1,909
1927 35 35 #1,229
1926 24 24 #1,521
1925 42 42 #1,073
1924 6 33 39 #1,266
1923 6 39 45 #1,140
1922 39 39 #1,141
1921 37 37 #1,180
1920 42 42 #1,090
1919 34 34 #1,209
1918 41 41 #1,062
1917 41 41 #1,017
1916 34 34 #1,121
1915 30 30 #1,184
1914 31 31 #1,003
1913 17 17 #1,261
1912 24 24 #921
1911 11 11 #1,053
1910 11 11 #989
1909 10 10 #960
1908 5 5 #1,398
1907 15 15 #673
1906 9 9 #863
1905 9 9 #851
1903 8 8 #856
1902 9 9 #805
1901 6 6 #957
1900 8 8 #982
1897 10 10 #688
1896 11 11 #686
1895 7 7 #886
1894 12 12 #600
1893 16 16 #465
1892 17 17 #483
1891 8 8 #714
1890 14 14 #513
1889 6 6 #889
1888 12 12 #586
1887 14 14 #464
1886 18 18 #422
1885 9 9 #645
1884 16 16 #474
1883 10 10 #601
1882 9 9 #655
1881 14 14 #467
1880 21 21 #378