Min

Min

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 38% girls / 62% boys

Origin: Chinese

Min first appears in the data in 1971 and has been recorded in 39 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 20 babies (rank #3,422 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Min

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Min yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

638

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1971	6	#4,744
1972	5	#5,499
1977	5	#6,508
1979	5	#6,729
1981	8	#4,809
1982	17	#2,786
1983	14	#3,176
1984	10	#4,117
1985	11	#3,954
1986	16	#3,084
1987	9	#4,822
1988	9	#5,077
1989	13	#4,195
1990	13	#4,330
1991	15	#3,956
1992	5	#9,363
1993	13	#4,611
1994	20	#3,422
1995	17	#3,798
1996	14	#4,539
1997	11	#5,534
1998	12	#5,362
1999	17	#4,273
2000	7	#8,820
2001	9	#7,314
2002	11	#6,382
2003	7	#9,305
2004	12	#6,390
2005	11	#6,954
2006	9	#8,513
2007	9	#8,683
2008	5	#13,928
2009	8	#9,588
2011	6	#11,794
2013	9	#8,551
2014	7	#10,369
2016	5	#13,548
2017	8	#9,414
2018	7	#10,380

Year

Babies

Rank

1971

#4,744

1972

#5,499

1977

#6,508

1979

#6,729

1981

#4,809

1982

#2,786

1983

#3,176

1984

#4,117

1985

#3,954

1986

#3,084

1987

#4,822

1988

#5,077

1989

#4,195

1990

#4,330

1991

#3,956

1992

#9,363

1993

#4,611

1994

#3,422

1995

#3,798

1996

#4,539

1997

#5,534

1998

#5,362

1999

#4,273

2000

#8,820

2001

#7,314

2002

#6,382

2003

#9,305

2004

#6,390

2005

#6,954

2006

#8,513

2007

#8,683

2008

#13,928

2009

#9,588

2011

#11,794

2013

#8,551

2014

#10,369

2016

#13,548

2017

#9,414

2018

#10,380

Numerology of Min

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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