Is Minh a boy or girl name?
Minh is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 39 boys were named Minh, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.1% of the 2,357 US babies named Minh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,125
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Minh since 1975
- 2,357
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Minh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98 | 13 | 11.7% |
| 1980s | 583 | 130 | 18.2% |
| 1990s | 486 | 43 | 8.1% |
| 2000s | 401 | 55 | 12.1% |
| 2010s | 362 | 45 | 11.1% |
| 2020s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,522 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,649 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,876 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,885 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,537 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,348 | 6 | #15,061 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,231 | 7 | #13,651 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,743 | 6 | #15,626 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,007 | 6 | #15,796 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,650 | 8 | #12,720 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,269 | 6 | #15,926 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,116 | 6 | #16,327 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,252 | 7 | #14,738 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 45 | #2,708 | 8 | #13,512 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,963 | 6 | #16,493 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,687 | 6 | #15,807 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,775 | 6 | #15,450 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,195 | 14 | #7,864 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,623 | 8 | #11,831 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,891 | 7 | #11,385 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,083 | 8 | #10,193 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,526 | 5 | #14,945 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,569 | 7 | #11,360 |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,379 | 11 | #7,856 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,883 | 5 | #14,612 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,697 | 14 | #6,035 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,369 | 9 | #8,154 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,454 | 11 | #6,622 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,485 | 8 | #8,229 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,254 | 14 | #5,251 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,219 | 13 | #5,426 |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,064 | 17 | #4,410 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,018 | 22 | #3,720 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,121 | 16 | #4,661 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,337 | 6 | #9,903 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,656 | 8 | #7,774 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,751 | 5 | #10,669 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,238 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Minh reached #1,018 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #3,720 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Minh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.