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Minh

Unisex

Meaning of Minh: Vietnamese: 'bright' or 'intelligent'

Minh is a unisex name most strongly associated with Vietnamese naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2573rd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2573

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,409

First recorded 1975 · peak 1982

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 83 babies1982: 102 babies1983: 87 babies1984: 70 babies1985: 73 babies1986: 54 babies1987: 61 babies1988: 67 babies1989: 60 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 79 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 55 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 64 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 53 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 43 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 45 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 43 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Minh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 102.

Gender split

88% boys · 12% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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