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A given name in Italian, Dutch and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Minette is a feminine given name documented in Italian, Dutch and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2020: 5 girls (rank 15088).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Minette
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,437 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 5 | 1,793 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | observed |
| 1907 | 7 | 1,639 | observed |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,634 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 11 | 1,719 | observed |
| 1913 | 8 | 2,331 | observed |
| 1914 | 12 | 2,009 | observed |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,384 | observed |
| 1916 | 17 | 1,949 | observed |
| 1917 | 5 | 4,594 | observed |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 3,219 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 4,398 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | 12 | 2,780 | observed |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,971 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,778 | observed |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | 14 | 2,433 | observed |
| 1928 | 9 | 3,164 | observed |
| 1929 | 7 | 3,682 | observed |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 10 | 2,731 | observed |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,701 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 6 | 3,847 | observed |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 5 | 4,349 | observed |
| 1941 | 10 | 2,846 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 7 | 3,801 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 8 | 3,665 | observed |
| 1947 | 9 | 3,706 | observed |
| 1948 | 5 | 5,243 | observed |
| 1949 | 8 | 3,892 | observed |
| 1950 | 8 | 3,962 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 5,414 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 4,483 | observed |
| 1953 | 7 | 4,595 | observed |
| 1954 | 13 | 3,157 | observed |
| 1955 | 13 | 3,225 | observed |
| 1956 | 10 | 3,910 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 3,489 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 3,543 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 3,512 | observed |
| 1961 | 8 | 4,882 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 4,263 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 3,336 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 3,515 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 4,493 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 3,085 | observed |
| 1968 | 20 | 2,874 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 3,958 | observed |
| 1970 | 14 | 4,038 | observed |
| 1971 | 13 | 4,311 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 4,523 | observed |
| 1973 | 9 | 5,580 | observed |
| 1974 | 11 | 5,011 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 5,161 | observed |
| 1976 | 10 | 5,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 10 | 5,888 | observed |
| 1978 | 11 | 5,563 | observed |
| 1979 | 11 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 14 | 4,963 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 8,224 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 10,275 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 11 | 6,031 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,391 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,147 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 7 | 13,010 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 7 | 12,713 | observed |
| 2018 | 9 | 10,545 | observed |
| 2019 | 9 | 10,473 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,088 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Minette” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Minette— “helmet of resolution”
_Minette_, _f._ _Fr._ Teu. helmet of resolution, 315
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
British crime writer
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
