Is Minor a boy or girl name?

Minor is a boy’s name. Of the 1,740 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Minor

Recorded 1880–2015 · United States

Minor was most popular in 1923, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,121 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,740 people named Minor.

Minor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Minor’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Minor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Minor is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 1,740 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were 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.

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