Minnie appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1916, 3,274 babies were named Minnie (ranked #71 nationally). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2717), with roughly 64 babies named Minnie each year. Minnie's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 160,011 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.