The baby name Minni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɪni/ (MIN-ee).
Minni is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Minni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɪni/ (MIN-ee).
Minni is Latin in Origin.
Minni is a streamlined variant of Minnie, a pan-European pet form drawn from several roots. In English and Germanic traditions it abbreviates Wilhelmina/Wilhelmine (from wil “will, resolve” + helm “helmet, protection,” yielding the meaning “resolute protector”). It can also shorten Minerva in Romance-influenced contexts, evoking “mind, intellect.” In Finland and Estonia, Minni functions both as an independent name and as a familiar for Vilhelmiina or Minna. The Old Norse noun minni means “memory, remembrance,” a culturally resonant echo in the Nordic sphere, though not the primary etymology.
As a given name, Minnie flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the U.S. and Britain, later softening into a vintage choice; Minni surfaces in Nordic records through the 1900s and feels crisp and modern today. Related forms and variants include Minnie, Minny, Minna, Mina, Mimmi, and the formal Wilhelmina/Vilhelmiina and Minerva.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #138 | 5 | 1,888 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #280 | 118 | 1,368 |
| Finland | 0 | #283 | 25 | 830 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #361 | 747 | 3,895 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #604 | 28 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #807 | 32 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,164 | 20 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,337 | 110 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,445 | 27 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Minni is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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