Minh
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- MIN
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Minh is a name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “bright, clear-minded”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Minh mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese
“bright, clear-minded”
From Sino-Vietnamese minh, 'bright' or 'clear', the final element of the revolutionary name Ho Chi Minh.
Is Minh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Minh has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 43 boys in the US.
How popular is Minh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Minh, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. 5 girls were also named Minh in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Minh of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Minh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 25% of the babies named Minh in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Minh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Minh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Minh, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 1982, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 7 girls were also named Minh in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Minh than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Minh in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Minh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 45 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,703 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,511 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,549 |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,366 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,351 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,475 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,213 |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,059 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,013 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,111 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,324 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,633 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Minh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Minh
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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, “Minh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/minh, updated 20 October 2026.