Is Minh a boy or girl name?

Minh is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,409 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.2% were girls and 87.8% were boys.

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Minh

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Minh was most popular in 1982, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,600, with 50 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,409 people named Minh.

Minh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Minh’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Minh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Minh is mostly a boy’s name — 12.2% of the 2,409 Americans given it were girls and 87.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Minh

Where Minh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org