Girl

Minnie

MIN-ee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Diminutive of Minerva or Mary. Disney immortalized this name through Minnie Mouse, giving it whimsical charm with classical scholarly roots.”

Popularity Over Time

Minnie US popularity rank over timeRank 7487 in 2007 to rank 22 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#22#3755#74871900192019401960198020002024

Minnie is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanLatin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

MinMinnyMina

Style

PlayfulSoftVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Minnie Mouse
  • Minnie Driver (actress)

Collections

Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Effie

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Tilly

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Birdie

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Maisie

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Effie

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Elsie

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Birdie

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Tilly

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works well across English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Diminutive of Minerva or Mary. Disney immortalized this name through Minnie Mouse, giving it whimsical charm with classical scholarly roots.

Minnie is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Minnie include Min, Minny, Mina.

Names that pair beautifully with Minnie include Effie, Elsie, Birdie, Tilly.