Min
- Gender
- Mostly boys
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- Origin
- Chinese
Min is a name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Min mean?
Chinese: also Korean; the meaning depends on the characters used
Used in Chinese and Korean, where the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Min a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Min has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Min in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 boys.
Min in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Min in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the girls named Min in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Min in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Min
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuri Yumi Mika Dakota Kori Tru Rikki Yazmin Mayumi Miyori Miri Suki
Names related to Min
More Chinese names
Lian Jia Mei Tai Tian Jun Mulan Yi Tao San Jian Han Bao Xia Lin Yichen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Min: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/min, updated 20 October 2026.