Is Minoru a boy or girl name?

Minoru is a boy’s name. Of the 675 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Minoru

Recorded 1912–1939 · United States

Minoru was most popular in 1921, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,994 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 675 people named Minoru.

Minoru over time

Births per year. The dot marks Minoru’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Minoru a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Minoru is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 675 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Minoru

Where Minoru 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