How popular is the baby name Minna in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Minna.
The graph will take a few moments to load. (Don't worry, it shouldn't take 9 months!) If it's taking too long, try reloading the page.
Though they didn’t make it obvious, the names above actually represent combined spellings.
So do you think Elsa, which ranked 3rd in 2013, hit #1 last year thanks to the movie Frozen? Here are the numbers for Elsa (that spelling only) over the last 5 years:
2014: 841 babies named Elsa in Sweden
2013: 762
2012: 750
2011: 716
2010: 719
Sweden also puts out lists of baby names that are rising the fastest…
Rising girl names
Rising boy names
1. Luna 2. Elisa 3. Celine 4. Elise 5. Amelia
1. Ebbe 2. Harry 3. Loui 4. Dante 5. Otto
…and falling the fastest.
Falling girl names
Falling boy names
1. Minna 2. Ronja 3. Emma 4. Svea 5. Ella
1. Simon 2. Olle 3. Anton 4. Jonathan 5. Milo
Could the rise of Elisa and Elise be attributable to Elsa?
A cool post on the 14 most “poisoned” baby names by data scientist Hilary Parker reminded me that I haven’t yet written about the demise of the baby name Hillary. (Or Hilary. Or Chelsea.)
So let’s travel back to 1992 for a minute.
In mid-July, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was selected as the Democratic candidate for the presidency. His wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea were now in the national spotlight.
In early November, Bill managed to beat Republican incumbent George H. W. Bush to become the 42nd president of the United States. Hillary and Chelsea would now stay in the national spotlight.
And in late November, a few weeks after the election, the Miami Herald printed this:
Now that the Clinton women are set to move into the White House, both names are becoming more popular among new parents.
For the first time, Chelsea has cracked the top 10 list of the most popular girl names in Florida. Name expert Leonard R. N. Ashley, a Brooklyn College professor, said he expects Hillary to also catch on.
[…]
The popularity of Chelsea, on the rise long before the presidential pre-teen made her Democratic convention appearance, is likely to get a boost from the first family pedigree, Ashley said.
The “name expert” got it wrong, of course.
Hillary did not catch on. Nor did Chelsea. Both names had been on the rise, but usage dropped significantly after 1992. Here’s the data:
Hillary
1995: 310 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 686th]
1994: 408 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 566th]
1993: 1,064 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 261st]
1992: 2,521 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 132nd]
1991: 1,789 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 166th]
1990: 1,524 baby girls named Hillary [rank: 192nd]
That’s a 58% drop from 1992 to 1993. Hillary fell so low that it got pushed out of the top 1,000 entirely for two years (2002 and 2003).
Hilary
1995: 125 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 1,326th]
1994: 145 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 1,210th]
1993: 343 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 651st]
1992: 1,170 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 234th]
1991: 1,149 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 242nd]
1990: 1,216 baby girls named Hilary [rank: 232nd]
A 71% drop from 1992 to 1993. Hilary was out of the top 1,000 by 1994 and hasn’t been back since. (Hilary Parker says the name Hilary is “clearly the most poisoned.”)
Chelsea
1995: 6,760 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 47th]
1994: 7,717 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 38th]
1993: 11,288 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 25th]
1992: 16,174 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 15th]
1991: 13,511 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 18th]
1990: 12,782 baby girls named Chelsea [rank: 24th]
The drop here isn’t as dramatic — just 30% — but Chelsea was out of the top 100 by 1999. It currently ranks 222nd.
Why?
Why did the name Hillary slip after Hillary Clinton became a fixture in the White House?
Because she violated gender norms — that’s my guess.
Hillary Clinton was a new kind of First Lady. She was a lawyer, a businesswoman, a scholar and an activist. She was the first First Lady with an earned (vs. honorary) post-graduate degree, and the first to have her own professional career.
But, instead of being praised for her intelligence and ambition, she was criticized for it.
Just two months after the inauguration, Anna Quindlen of the New York Times made note of the double standard:
Maybe some of our daughters took notice of how Hillary Clinton was seen as abrasive, power-hungry and unfeminine when to some of us she seemed merely smart, outspoken and hard-working. Maybe they saw the masquerade and recognized intuitively the age-old message about how much more attractive women are when they are domestic, soft, contented, the message aimed over the years at Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, Eleanor Roosevelt and many, many others.
To expectant parents, it didn’t matter that Hillary Clinton was smart and successful. They began avoiding the name Hillary in 1993 because the First Lady — the most high-profile Hillary in the nation — was making her name seem “unfeminine.”
The most popular baby names in Sweden were announced a couple of days ago.
According to Statistics Sweden, the country’s top names are William for boys and Alice for girls.
Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:
Girl Names
Boy Names
1. Alice 2. Elsa 3. Julia 4. Ella 5. Maja 6. Ebba 7. Emma 8. Linnea 9. Molly 10. Alva 11. Wilma 12. Agnes 13. Klara [tie] 13. Nellie [tie] 15. Isabelle 16. Olivia 17. Alicia 18. Ellen 19. Lily 20. Stella
1. William 2. Oscar 3. Lucas 4. Hugo 5. Elias 6. Alexander 7. Liam 8. Charlie 9. Oliver 10. Filip 11. Leo 12. Viktor 13. Vincent 14. Emil 15. Axel 16. Anton 17. Erik 18. Olle 19. Theo 20. Ludvig
Sweden’s top baby names have been released. The winners are Oscar and Maja (which is pronounced like Maia/Maya).
Here are the top ten boy names:
Oscar (1,108 baby boys) – nearly 1.9% of all baby boys
William (1,032)
Lucas (1,026) – former #1
Elias (888)
Alexander (887)
Hugo (873)
Oliver (810)
Theo (804) – new to the top 10
Liam (782) – new to the top 10
Leo (764) – new to the top 10
The three names that dropped out of the boys’ top ten were Erik, Victor, and Axel.
Newbies to the top 100 were Frank, Ebbe, Elvin, Julian and Ivar. Drop-outs were Dante, Mattias, Jesper, Dennis and Ruben.
The boy names that made the biggest jumps from 2009 to 2010 were Frank, Elvin and Milo. Those suffering the biggest drops were Carl, Marcus and Jonathan.
And here are the top ten girl names:
Maja (895 baby girls) – 1.6% of all baby girls
Alice (867) – former #1
Julia (823)
Linnéa (750)
Wilma (742)
Ella (737)
Elsa (724)
Emma (722)
Alva (711)
Olivia (703) – new to the top 10
The one name that dropped out of the girls’ top ten was Ebba.
Newbies to the top 100 were Tove, Minna, Majken, Annie, Juni, Hedvig and Novalie. Drop-outs were Malva, Victoria, Fanny, Alexandra, Rut, Miranda and Johanna.
The girl names that made the biggest jumps from 2009 to 2010 were Tove, Minna and Novalie. Those suffering the biggest drops were Kajsa, Emelie and Cornelia.
This website or its third-party tools process personal data.In case of sale of your personal information, you may opt out by using the link Do not sell my personal information.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
Cookie
Duration
Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional
11 months
The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy
11 months
The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.